Freelance
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɹiːlɑːns/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Freelance is a noun meaning Someone who sells their services to clients without a long-term employment contract.
Meaning
Someone who sells their services to clients without a long-term employment contract.
More Meanings
- Of or relating to a freelance; without a long-term employment contract.
- (intransitive) To work as a freelance.
- (transitive) To produce or sell services as a freelance.
- (historical) A medieval mercenary.
Example Sentences
He was a freelance writer for several magazines.
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.
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.
Word Forms
- freelances
- free-lance
- free lance
- freelancing
- freelanced
Synonyms for freelance
Depending on context, synonyms include adventurer, bravo, condottiere, filibuster, freebooter, hireling.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include self-employed, paid, employed, mercenary, independent, self-employment.
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