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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them;
[syn: freelancer, freelance, free-lance, free lance, independent, self-employed person]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. working for yourself;
[syn: freelance, free-lance, self-employed]

2. serving for wages in a foreign army;
- Example: "mercenary killers"
[syn: mercenary(a), free-lance(a), freelance(a)]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Freelance \Free"lance`\ (fr[=e]"l[a^]ns`), n. 1. a person who acts independently or without authorization of an organization or of his superiors. [PJC] 2. a person who pursues a profession independently, and not as the employee of an organization; -- used especially of writers or photographers who sell their work to organizations of which they are not employees. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Freelance \Free"lance`\ (fr[=e]"l[a^]ns`), a. of or pertaining to a freelance[2]; as, a freelance photographer. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

free-lance \free-lance\ v. i. to work on a free-lance basis; to work as a freelancer. Syn: freelance. [WordNet 1.5] freelancer
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

free-lance adj 1: working for yourself [syn: freelance, free-lance, self-employed] [ant: salaried] 2: serving for wages in a foreign army; "mercenary killers" [syn: mercenary(a), free-lance(a), freelance(a)] n 1: a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them [syn: freelancer, freelance, free-lance, free lance, independent, self-employed person]