freelancer
Definition
Noun: A person, especially a writer, artist, or other skilled professional, who works independently, selling their services to various clients or employers on a per-job basis, rather than being permanently employed by a single company.
Usage
A freelancer operates as their own business, managing multiple projects for different clients. This term emphasizes the independent and contractual nature of the work. - She works as a freelancer, designing websites for several tech startups. - The magazine hired a freelancer to write the travel article.
Advanced Usage
- To go freelance / To work as a freelancer: To begin working in this independent capacity.
- After leaving the agency, he decided to go freelance.
- Freelance (adj/adv): The term is also commonly used as an adjective or adverb to describe the work or manner of working.
- She does freelance graphic design. (adj)
- He works freelance. (adv)
Variants and Related Words
- Freelance (verb): To work as a freelancer.
- She has been freelancing successfully for five years.
- Freelance (adjective): Describing work done or a worker operating independently.
- He took on a freelance assignment.
Synonyms
- Independent contractor: A person hired for a specific task or period, not as a permanent employee.
- Self-employed person: Someone who works for themselves rather than for an employer.
- Consultant: An expert who provides professional advice or services (often overlaps with freelancer).
Related Phrases
- Gig economy: A labor market characterized by short-term contracts or freelance work, as opposed to permanent jobs.
- To be on contract: To be working for a client under a specific, temporary agreement.
Noun
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a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
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