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/ˈfɹiːlɑːns/ · noun
Someone who sells their services to clients without a long-term employment contract..
The objector, one Millworthy, a free-lance of journalism, was not to be so easily silenced.
The person you are revising (the revisee) is a colleague at your own rank, or another freelance.
I—I offered Richard the service of my Free Lances, and he refused them—I will lead them to Hull, seize on shipping, and embark for Flanders; […] Trust me, Estoteville alone has strength enough to drive all thy Free Lances into the Humber.
He was a freelance writer for several magazines.
Both work -- Jenny as a freelance writer from home, Marc full-time-plus as a civil engineer with a long commute. Jenny also takes care of their four sons, ages 20 months to 9 years, and homeschools the two oldest.
Use free lance when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Free lance means Someone who sells their services to clients without a long-term employment contract..
Common synonyms include adventurer, bravo, condottiere, filibuster.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The objector, one Millworthy, a free-lance of journalism, was not to be so easily silenced.
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