Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
FREELANCE
freelance, free-lance, self-employed
(adjective) working for yourself
freelance, free-lance, mercenary(a)
(adjective) serving for wages in a foreign army; “mercenary killers”
freelancer, freelance, free-lance, free lance, independent, self-employed person
(noun) a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
freelance
(verb) work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
freelance (plural freelances)
Someone who sells their services to clients without a long-term employment contract.
(historical) A medieval mercenary.
Synonyms
• (medieval mercenary): see mercenary
Adjective
freelance (comparative more freelance, superlative most freelance)
Of, or relating to a freelance; without employment contract.
Verb
freelance (third-person singular simple present freelances, present participle freelancing, simple past and past participle freelanced)
(intransitive) To work as a freelance.
(transitive) To produce or sell services as a freelance.
Source: Wiktionary
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