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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.

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freelancer n.

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freelance [ˈfriːˌlɑːns]

n

1. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing)

a.  Also called freelancer a self-employed person, esp a writer or artist, who is not employed continuously but hired to do specific assignments

b.  (as modifier) a freelance journalist

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person, esp a politician, who supports several causes or parties without total commitment to any one

3. (Historical Terms) (in medieval Europe) a mercenary soldier or adventurer

vb

(Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) to work as a freelance on (an assignment, etc.)

adv

as a freelance

[C19 (in sense 3): later applied to politicians, writers, etc.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	freelance - a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them free lance, free-lance, freelancer, self-employed person, independent worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"
Verb	1.	freelance - work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer do work, work - be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"
Adj.	1.	freelance - working for yourself free-lance, self-employed salaried - receiving a salary; "salaried members of the staff"
	2.	freelance - serving for wages in a foreign army; "mercenary killers" free-lance, mercenary paid - marked by the reception of pay; "paid work"; "a paid official"; "a paid announcement"; "a paid check"

Translations

freelance [ˈfriːlɑːns]

A. ADJ → independiente, por cuenta propia

B. VI → trabajar por cuenta propia

C. N = freelancer

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freelance [ˈfriːlɑːns]

adj

[journalist, worker] → indépendant(e)

[work] → à la pige, à la tâche

adv
to work freelance → travailler en free-lance
to go freelance → se mettre à travailler en free-lance

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freelance [ˈfriˌlɑːns]

1. adj freelance contributor → collaboratore/trice esterno/a
freelance work → collaborazione f esterna

2. n → collaboratore/trice esterno/a

3. vi (journalist) → essere un(a) giornalista m/f indipendente

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freelance [ˈfriˌlɑːns]

1. adj freelance contributor → collaboratore/trice esterno/a
freelance work → collaborazione f esterna

2. n → collaboratore/trice esterno/a

3. vi (journalist) → essere un(a) giornalista m/f indipendente

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