freelance

[US]/ˈfriːlɑːns/
[UK]/ˈfriːlæns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. hired for particular jobs, working as a self-employed person
adv. in the capacity of a self-employed person
n. a self-employed person; a medieval mercenary
v. to work on particular jobs as a self-employed person

Phrases & Collocations

freelance work

freelance job

freelance writer

freelance designer

Example Sentences

being a freelance was no picnic.

freelanced the article to a magazine publisher.

I work freelance from home.

They pay slightly more than the going rate for freelance work.

Many people prefer to freelance from home.

A freelance career has the attraction of flexibility.

He derives his income from freelance work.

I find The Simian's trailer and it reminds me of my own salad days living out of an Airstream making money hand over fist as a freelance sheepherder.

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