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Noun: freelance  'free,lãn(t)s
  1. A writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
    "The magazine hired a freelance to write the cover story";
    - freelancer, independent, self-employed person
Adjective: freelance  'free,lãn(t)s
  1. Working for oneself
    "As a freelance consultant, she enjoyed the flexibility of setting her own schedule";
    - self-employed
     
  2. Serving for wages in a foreign army
    "freelance killers";
    - mercenary
Verb: freelance  'free,lãn(t)s
  1. Work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer
    "She freelanced as a graphic designer for various companies"

Derived forms: freelanced, freelances, freelancing

See also: paid

Type of: work, worker

Encyclopedia: Freelance