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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From free + lance. Coined by Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) in Ivanhoe (1820) to describe a medieval mercenary warrior or "free-lance" (indicating that the lance is not sworn to any lord's services). It changed to a figurative noun around the 1860s and was recognized as a verb in 1903 by authorities such as the Oxford English Dictionary. In modern times the term has morphed into an adjective, a verb, and an adverb, as well as the derivative noun freelancer.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɹiːlɑːns/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɹiˌlæns/
Noun[edit]
freelance (plural freelances)
- Someone who sells their services to employers without a long-term contract.
- (historical) A medieval mercenary.
Synonyms[edit]
- (medieval mercenary): see Thesaurus:mercenary
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Descendants of freelance in other languages
Translations[edit]
Someone who sells his services to employers without a long-term contract
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A medieval mercenary
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Adjective[edit]
freelance (comparative more freelance, superlative most freelance)
- Of, or relating to a freelance; without contract.
- He was a freelance writer for several magazines.
Translations[edit]
Of, or relating to a freelance
Verb[edit]
freelance (third-person singular simple present freelances, present participle freelancing, simple past and past participle freelanced)
- (intransitive) To work as a freelance.
- (transitive) To produce or sell services as a freelance.
Translations[edit]
To work as a freelance
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To produce or sell services as a freelance
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Spanish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
freelance (invariable)
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