self-employed

[self-em-ploid, self-]

self-em·ployed

[self-em-ploid, self-]
adjective
earning one's living directly from one's own profession or business, as a freelance writer or artist, rather than as an employee earning salary or commission from another.

Origin:
1945–50
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Self-employed is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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World English Dictionary
self-employed
 
adj
earning one's living in one's own business or through freelance work, rather than as the employee of another
 
self-em'ployment
 
n

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