freelance
adjective
[ ˈfriːlɑːns ]
• self-employed and hired to work for different companies on particular assignments.
• "a freelance journalist"
freelance
adverb
• earning one's living as a freelance.
• "I work freelance from home"
freelance
noun
• a freelance worker.
• a medieval mercenary.
freelance
verb
• earn one's living as a freelance.
• "he freelanced for the BBC and regional companies"
Origin:
early 19th century (denoting a mercenary): originally as two words.
