Freelance

Freelance

free·​lance /ˈfriːlɑːns/

adjective

independent; not tied to a single employer

“The freelance writer is a man who is paid per piece or per word or perhaps.”

– Robert Benchley (1889 – 1945)

verb

to work independently, offering one’s services to multiple clients or employers rather than being permanently employed by one

“If a stable had no horses in a race, its contract jockeys were allowed to freelance for other barns.”

– Seabiscuit: An American Legend (1999) by Laura Hillenbrand (1967 – )