freelancer

[ free-lan-ser ]

noun

1. a person who works as a writer, designer, performer, or the like, selling work or services by the hour, day, job, etc., rather than working on a regular salary basis for one employer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of freelancer¹

First recorded in 1920–25; freelance ( def ) + -er ¹( def )

Example Sentences

“Legal threats are only one component” of life as a freelancer.

From Los Angeles Times

She had just graduated from university and was working as a freelancer in a studio space.

From BBC

He hired less expensive freelancers to work on the “Carroll v. Trump” film, including a graphic designer from Kosovo, an editor from Utah and a researcher from Bolivia.

From Los Angeles Times

Hiba Radi, a mother who was living in a tent behind the hospital, told a BBC freelancer in Gaza she woke up to the sound of “explosions and fires erupting around the tents”.

From BBC

We commissioned a trusted Palestinian freelancer inside Gaza to interview Insaf Ali and her son.

From BBC

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