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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(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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