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free lance
free·lance F5312200 (frē′lăns′)v. free·lanced, free·lanc·ing, free·lanc·es v.intr.1. To work as a freelancer: a journalist who freelances.2. To act independently without orders from another: an official who was freelancing when he committed the crime.v.tr. To produce and sell as a freelancer: freelanced the article to a magazine publisher.n. also free lance1. A freelancer.2. An uncommitted independent, as in politics or social life.3. A medieval mercenary.
free′lance′ adv. & adj.free′ lance`
n. 1. a mercenary soldier of the Middle Ages who offered his services to any state or cause. 2. freelance (defs. 1, 2). [1810–20] free•lance or free-lance (ˈfriˌlæns, -ˌlɑns, -ˈlæns, -ˈlɑns)
n., v. -lanced, -lanc•ing,
adj., adv. n. 1. Also, free′lanc`er. a person who sells services without working on a salary basis for one employer. 2. a person who contends in causes without attachment or allegiance. v.i. 3. to act or work as a freelance. v.t. 4. to produce or sell as a freelance. adj. 5. of or pertaining to a freelance or the work of a freelance. adv. 6. in the manner of a freelance. [1880–85] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | free lance - a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of themfreelance, free-lance, freelancer, self-employed person, independentworker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker" |
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Synonyms for free lancenoun a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of themSynonyms- freelance
- free-lance
- freelancer
- self-employed person
- independent
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