Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A person who sells services to employers without a long-term commitment to any of them.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun a freelance{2}, n.

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  • noun one who freelances

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

Etymologies

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to freelance + -er

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