self-employed
adjective /ˌself ɪmˈplɔɪd/
  /ˌself ɪmˈplɔɪd/
 - working for yourself and not employed by a company, etc.
- a self-employed musician
 - I decided to become self-employed.
 - retirement plans for the self-employed (= people who are self-employed)
 
Oxford Collocations DictionarySelf-employed is used with these nouns:- accountant
 - builder
 - electrician
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