free-lance

Definitions of free-lance
  1. adjective
    working for yourself
    synonyms: freelance, self-employed
  2. adjective
    serving for wages in a foreign army
    synonyms: freelance, mercenary
    paid
    marked by the reception of pay
  3. noun
    a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
    synonyms: free lance, freelance, freelancer, independent, self-employed person
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    type of:
    worker
    a person who works at a specific occupation
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