freelance

noun

1. Someone who sells their services to clients without a long-term employment contract.

   “The objector, one Millworthy, a free-lance of journalism, was not to be so easily silenced.”

   “The person you are revising (the revisee) is a colleague at your own rank, or another freelance.”

2. (historical)A medieval mercenary.

   “I—I offered Richard the service of my Free Lances, and he refused them—I will lead them to Hull, seize on shipping, and embark for Flanders; […] Trust me, Estoteville alone has strength enough to drive all thy Free Lances into the Humber.”

adj

1. Of or relating to a freelance; without a long-term employment contract.

   “He was a freelance writer for several magazines.”

   “Both work -- Jenny as a freelance writer from home, Marc full-time-plus as a civil engineer with a long commute. Jenny also takes care of their four sons, ages 20 months to 9 years, and homeschools the two oldest.”

verb

1. (intransitive)To work as a freelance.
2. (transitive)To produce or sell services as a freelance.