Associations to the word «Freelance»

Wiktionary

FREELANCE, noun. Someone who sells his services to employers without a long-term contract
FREELANCE, noun. A medieval mercenary
FREELANCE, adjective. Of, or relating to a freelance; without contract
FREELANCE, verb. (intransitive) To work as a freelance
FREELANCE, verb. (transitive) To produce or sell services as a freelance

Dictionary definition

FREELANCE, noun. A writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them.
FREELANCE, verb. Work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer.
FREELANCE, adjective. Working for yourself.
FREELANCE, adjective. Serving for wages in a foreign army; "mercenary killers".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats