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FREE-LANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
Synonyms:
free-lance; free lance; freelance; freelancer; independent; self-employed person
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("free-lance" is a kind of...):
worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)
Derivation:
freelance (work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Working for yourself
Synonyms:
free-lance; freelance; self-employed
Classified under:
Sense 2
Meaning:
Serving for wages in a foreign army
Example:
mercenary killers
Synonyms:
free-lance; freelance; mercenary
Classified under:
Similar:
paid (marked by the reception of pay)
