free-lance

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free-lance

A free-lance illustrator works on a digital drawing tablet at a sunny cafe.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Working independently for various clients: Describes work done on a project-by-project basis for multiple employers, rather than being a permanent employee of a single organization.
    • Serving for wages in a foreign army: (Less common, historical) Describes a soldier who fights for a foreign military force for payment, not out of national loyalty.

  2. Noun:

    • An independent worker: A person, especially a writer, artist, or consultant, who sells their services to different employers without a long-term contract with any single one.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • She works as a free-lance graphic designer. (She is not employed by one company but takes projects from many.)
    • The magazine hired a free-lance journalist to cover the story. (The journalist was hired for that specific assignment only.)
    • (Historical) The army was supplemented by free-lance mercenaries. (The army included paid soldiers from other countries.)

  • Noun:

    • He is a successful free-lance, with clients across the industry. (He is a successful independent contractor.)
    • The company often hires free-lances for short-term projects. (The company often hires independent contractors.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to free-lance" (verb, less common): To work as a free-lance.
    • After leaving the firm, she decided to free-lance. (She decided to work independently for various clients.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Freelance (adj, n, v): The more common modern spelling, identical in meaning to "free-lance."
  • Freelancer (n): A person who works as a freelance. (e.g., )
  • Freelancing (n): The act or practice of working as a freelance. (e.g., )
Synonyms
  • Independent contractor: A formal term for a person hired for a specific job, not as an employee.
  • Self-employed: Working for oneself rather than for an employer.
  • Consultant: An expert who provides professional advice, often on a freelance basis.
  • Mercenary (for the historical adjective sense): A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.
Related Phrases
  • To go freelance: To leave permanent employment to start working independently.
    • After ten years at the agency, she decided to go freelance.
  • Freelance work: Work done on a freelance basis.
    • He finds most of his freelance work online.
free-lance

A free-lance illustrator works on a digital drawing tablet at a sunny cafe.

Adjective
  1. serving for wages in a foreign army
    • mercenary killers
  2. working for yourself
Noun
  1. a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

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