freelancer

noun

free·lanc·er ˈfrē-ˌlan(t)-sər

plural freelancers

: a person who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to any one employer : freelance sense 1

hired a freelancer to write the article

… there were hundreds of photographers on the scene, some on assignment, some freelancers, most of them amateurs.—

Garrison Keillor

But while Renzo is the ultimate company man, a lifetime employee who reports to the same office every morning, Riccardo is the prototypical freelancer, a peripatetic problem-solver with five-dozen clients.—

Bruce Schoenfeld

: a person who acts independently without being affiliated with or authorized by an organization : freelance sense 2b

[Anthony] Grafton contrasts public intellectuals outside and inside the universities, and he takes note of today's nostalgia for the freethinkers who lived and wrote independently of deans and classrooms. But it is good to be reminded that in that golden era of freelancers such as Wilson, H. L. Mencken, and Mary McCarthy, voices like theirs were also raised in universities.—

G. W. Bowersock

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In summary, the benefits of being a freelancer now in 2025, more than at any other point in history, include: Surge in companies pivoting to hiring skilled freelancers, especially for filling specific talent and skills gaps in their organizations. —

Rachel Wells, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 Karie Angell Luc is a freelancer for Pioneer Press. —

Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025 Carbonite Professional Plans and Prices Carbonite offers three Professional plans for consultants, freelancers, and other small business owners (each covers 25 computers). —

PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025 The law gives freelancers greater ability to enforce their rights if rules are not complied with. —

Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for freelancer