Self-employed

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Working for oneself, rather than for an employer. not-comparable

    "Police said Ko Sasaki, of no fixed address and who claims to be self-employed, took two packs of condoms, worth about 2,000 yen, and tried to leave the store without paying for them."

Adjective
  1. 1
    working for yourself wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
free-lancefreelanceown-account

Example

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"Mr Johnson is self-employed and is in the business of repairing furniture."

Etymology

From self- + employed.

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