English adjective: freelance | |||
1. | freelance working for yourself | ||
Synonyms | free-lance, self-employed | ||
Antonyms | salaried | ||
2. | freelance serving for wages in a foreign army | ||
Samples | Mercenary killers. | ||
Synonyms | free-lance, mercenary | ||
Similar | paid | ||
Antonyms | unpaid | ||
English noun: freelance | |||
1. | freelance (person) a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them | ||
Synonyms | free lance, free-lance, freelancer, independent, self-employed person | ||
Broader (hypernym) | worker | ||
English verb: freelance | |||
1. | freelance (social) work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | do work, work | ||