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free agent
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free agent
n.
A professional athlete who is free to sign a contract with any team.
free agency n.
free agent
n
a person whose actions are not constrained by others
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.free agent - (sports) a professional athlete who is free to sign a contract to play for any team
athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
pro, professional - an athlete who plays for pay
2.free agent - someone acting freely or even irresponsibly
free spirit, freewheeler
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
free-liver - someone who gratifies physical appetites (especially for food and drink) with more than the usual freedom
Translations
free agent n → persona indipendente
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Davis can put the suitcases away, because the Celtics finally rescued him from restricted free agency with a two-year deal worth about $6 million that keeps him on the team that he helped win an NBA championship two years ago in his rookie season.
Celts put `Baby' to bed; Davis given two-year deal by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
Frolov would have been eligible for restricted free agency after the 2008-09 season, but the Kings now have him under contract for one year beyond that.
FROLOV, BURE SIGNINGS FINISH KINGS' DEALINGS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Other terms of the agreement set the minimum salary at $125,000 through 1998, increasing to $150,000 in 1999; limit the active roster size to 20 players and 2 goalies and the overall roster to 24 players after the 1995 season, a limit that the NHL may lower to 23 in the event of further expansion; continue provisions granting restricted free agency to players after 3 years of NHL experience; and allow for a reopener in 1998.
Pact ends NHL lockout by Cimini, Michael H.; Muhl, Charles J. / Monthly Labor Review
 
 
 
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