free lance
/'fri:'lɑ:ns/
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Definition
Noun:
- A self-employed professional: A person, typically a writer, artist, or consultant, who works independently and sells their services to various clients or employers, usually without a long-term commitment to any single one.
- A mercenary (historical): In medieval history, a knight or soldier who offered their services for pay to any lord or army.
Verb (intransitive):
- To work as a self-employed professional: To engage in work by offering one's services independently to various clients, rather than being employed by a single company.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- She works as a free lance, writing articles for several different magazines.
- In the 14th century, many free lances roamed Europe, hiring themselves out to the highest bidder.
Verb:
- After leaving the firm, he decided to free lance as a graphic designer.
Advanced Usage
- "to go free lance": to begin working as an independent contractor.
- After a decade in corporate jobs, she decided to go free lance and be her own boss.
Variants and Related Words
- Freelance (adj, adv, n, v): The more common modern spelling of "free lance".
- He is a freelance journalist. (adjective)
- She works freelance. (adverb)
- Freelancer (n): A person who works as a freelance.
- The company hired a freelancer to design their website.
Synonyms
- Independent contractor: A person hired for a specific job or service, not as a permanent employee.
- Self-employed: Earning income directly from one's own business or trade rather than as salary from an employer.
- Consultant: An expert who provides professional advice or services.
Related Phrases
- Freelance work: Work done on a self-employed, project-by-project basis.
- She finds freelance work through online platforms.
- Freelance basis: Describes the manner of working independently.
- He was hired on a freelance basis for the project.
Noun
- a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them