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freelancer
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free·lance
n. also free lance (frlns)
1. A person who sells services to employers without a long-term commitment to any of them.
2. An uncommitted independent, as in politics or social life.
3. A medieval mercenary.
v. free·lanced, free·lanc·ing, free·lanc·es
v.intr.
To work as a freelance: a journalist who freelances.
v.tr.
To produce and sell as a freelance: freelanced the article to a magazine publisher.
adj.
Of, relating to, or working as a freelance.
freelancer n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.freelancer - a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
free lance, free-lance, freelance, self-employed person, independent
worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"
Translations
freelancer [ˈfriːlɑːnsəʳ] N → trabajador(a) m/f por cuenta propia
freelancer [ˈfriːlɑːnsər] n → indépendant(e) m, travailleur/euse m/f indépendant(e)
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For materials created by free-lancers, unless the author has specifically agreed to a Work for Hire arrangement, the publisher acquires only first serial rights.
The never-ending story of copyright--this time mostly on the web by Goss, Fred / The Newsletter on Newsletters
Blogger Norman Oder suggests The New York Times hire a free-lancer (no, not himself, but perhaps Paul Moses) to cover the construction of its own headquarters on Eighth Avenue, and maybe even Atlantic Yards.
The Independent Press by Observer Staff / The New York Observer
However, the National Writer's Union intervened and made strides for free-lancers.
Last rights by Pollack, Joe / St. Louis Journalism Review
 
 
 
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