Freelancer

//ˈfɹiː.lɑːn.sə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who freelances.
  2. 2
    a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them wordnet
  3. 3
    One who performs duties outside of the chain of command and SOPs.

Synonyms

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free lancefree-lancefreelancefreelanceindependentself-employed person

Example

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"He worked mainly as a freelancer."

Etymology

From freelance + -er.

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