Meaning

noun a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

adjective working for yourself

adjective serving for wages in a foreign army

originEtymology tree English freelance Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English freelancer From freelance + -er.

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