freelance

  • 11freelance — [[t]fri͟ːlɑːns, læns[/t]] freelances, freelancing, freelanced 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Someone who does freelance work or who is, for example, a freelance journalist or photographer is not employed by one organization, but is paid for each piece of work …

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  • 12freelance — /free lans , lahns , lans , lahns /, n., v., freelanced, freelancing, adj., adv. n. Also, free lance. 1. Also, freelancer. a person who works as a writer, designer, performer, or the like, selling work or services by the hour, day, job, etc.,… …

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  • 13freelance — I. noun Date: 1820 1. a. (usually free lance) a mercenary soldier especially of the Middle Ages ; condottiere b. a person who acts independently without being affiliated with or authorized by an organization 2. a person who pursues a profession… …

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  • 14freelance — adj., adv. VERBS ▪ be, work (esp. BrE) ▪ He s been freelance for several years. ▪ She works freelance from home. ▪ go (esp. BrE) …

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  • 15freelance — free•lance or free lance [[t]ˈfriˌlæns, ˌlɑns, ˈlæns, ˈlɑns[/t]] n. v. lanced, lanc•ing, adj. adv. 1) Also, free′lanc er. a person who sells services without working on a salary basis for one employer 2) a person who contends in causes without… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 16freelance — 1. noun a) Someone who sells his services to employers without a long term contract He was a freelance writer for several magazines. b) A medieval mercenary 2. adjective …

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  • 17freelance — free|lance [ˈfri:la:ns US læns] adj, adv [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: free lance soldier in former times who sold his fighting skills to anyone ] working independently for different companies rather than being employed by one particular company ▪… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18freelance — adjective, adverb working independently for several different companies or organizations rather than being directly employed by one: a freelance journalist | She s working freelance. freelance verb (I): He s freelancing for the BBC. freelance… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19freelance — I UK [ˈfriːlɑːns] / US [ˈfrɪˌlæns] adjective freelance work is done by a person who is not permanently employed by a particular company but who sells their services to more than one company a freelance designer/photographer/journalist II UK… …

    English dictionary

  • 20Freelance — (Voz inglesa.) ► adjetivo 1 LITERATURA, PERIODISMO Se aplica al trabajo de un periodista, escritor o un redactor, que consiste en hacer colaboraciones para una o varias empresas, sin que exista vinculación laboral por contrato. ► adjetivo/… …

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