freelancer

English

Etymology

freelance +‎ -er

Noun

freelancer (plural freelancers)

1. one who freelances

Hyponyms

• stringer

Translations

who freelances

• Armenian: ֆրիլանսեր (frilanser)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 自由職業者／自由职业者 (zh) (zìyóuzhíyèzhě)

• Dutch: freelancer (nl) m
• Estonian: vabakutseline
• Finnish: freelancer (fi), ammatinharjoittaja (fi); vapaa toimittaja (freelance journalist)
• French: travailleur indépendant (fr) m
• Galician: autónomo (gl) m, autónoma f
• Georgian: ფრილანსერი (prilanseri)
• German: Freiberufler (de) m, freier Mitarbeiter m, Selbstständiger (de) m, Selbstständige (de) f
• Greek: ελευθεροεπαγγελματίας m (eleftheroepangelmatías)
• Hungarian: szabadúszó (hu)
• Italian: battitore libero m, libero professionista (it), collaboratore (it)
• Japanese: フリーランサー (furīransā)
• Korean: 프리랜서 (ko) (peuriraenseo)
• Norwegian: frilanser
• Persian: کارمزد‎ (fa) (kârmozd)
• Polish: freelancer (pl) m
• Portuguese: freelancer (pt) m or f, autônomo (pt) m
• Russian: фрила́нсер (ru) m (frilánsɛr), свобо́дный худо́жник m (svobódnyj xudóžnik) ("free artist", used for various professions)
• Spanish: trabajador independiente m, trabajadora independiente f, autónomo (es) m, autónoma (es) f
• Swedish: frilans (sv) c, frilansare (sv) c
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Ukrainian: фрілансер m (frilanser)

Finnish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English freelancer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfriːlænser/, [ˈfriːlæns̠e̞r]
• IPA^(key): /ˈfriːlɑnser/, [ˈfriːlɑ̝ns̠e̞r]

Noun

freelancer

1. freelancer

Declension

In speech, ä may be used for vowel harmony instead depending on the pronunciation.

Inflection of freelancer (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		freelancer	freelancerit
genitive		freelancerin	freelancerien freelancereiden freelancereitten
partitive		freelanceria	freelancereita freelancereja
illative		freelanceriin	freelancereihin
		singular	plural
nominative		freelancer	freelancerit
accusative	nom.	freelancer	freelancerit
	gen.	freelancerin
genitive		freelancerin	freelancerien freelancereiden freelancereitten
partitive		freelanceria	freelancereita freelancereja
inessive		freelancerissa	freelancereissa
elative		freelancerista	freelancereista
illative		freelanceriin	freelancereihin
adessive		freelancerilla	freelancereilla
ablative		freelancerilta	freelancereilta
allative		freelancerille	freelancereille
essive		freelancerina	freelancereina
translative		freelanceriksi	freelancereiksi
instructive		—	freelancerein
abessive		freelanceritta	freelancereitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of freelancer (type paperi)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative freelancerini freelancerini accusative nom. freelancerini freelancerini gen. freelancerini genitive freelancerini freelancerieni freelancereideni freelancereitteni partitive freelanceriani freelancereitani freelancerejani inessive freelancerissani freelancereissani elative freelanceristani freelancereistani illative freelanceriini freelancereihini adessive freelancerillani freelancereillani ablative freelanceriltani freelancereiltani allative freelancerilleni freelancereilleni essive freelancerinani freelancereinani translative freelancerikseni freelancereikseni instructive — — abessive freelancerittani freelancereittani comitative — freelancereineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative freelancerisi freelancerisi accusative nom. freelancerisi freelancerisi gen. freelancerisi genitive freelancerisi freelanceriesi freelancereidesi freelancereittesi partitive freelanceriasi freelancereitasi freelancerejasi inessive freelancerissasi freelancereissasi elative freelanceristasi freelancereistasi illative freelanceriisi freelancereihisi adessive freelancerillasi freelancereillasi ablative freelanceriltasi freelancereiltasi allative freelancerillesi freelancereillesi essive freelancerinasi freelancereinasi translative freelanceriksesi freelancereiksesi instructive — — abessive freelancerittasi freelancereittasi comitative — freelancereinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative freelancerimme freelancerimme accusative nom. freelancerimme freelancerimme gen. freelancerimme genitive freelancerimme freelanceriemme freelancereidemme freelancereittemme partitive freelanceriamme freelancereitamme freelancerejamme inessive freelancerissamme freelancereissamme elative freelanceristamme freelancereistamme illative freelanceriimme freelancereihimme adessive freelancerillamme freelancereillamme ablative freelanceriltamme freelancereiltamme allative freelancerillemme freelancereillemme essive freelancerinamme freelancereinamme translative freelanceriksemme freelancereiksemme instructive — — abessive freelancerittamme freelancereittamme comitative — freelancereinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative freelancerinne freelancerinne accusative nom. freelancerinne freelancerinne gen. freelancerinne genitive freelancerinne freelancerienne freelancereidenne freelancereittenne partitive freelancerianne freelancereitanne freelancerejanne inessive freelancerissanne freelancereissanne elative freelanceristanne freelancereistanne illative freelanceriinne freelancereihinne adessive freelancerillanne freelancereillanne ablative freelanceriltanne freelancereiltanne allative freelancerillenne freelancereillenne essive freelancerinanne freelancereinanne translative freelanceriksenne freelancereiksenne instructive — — abessive freelancerittanne freelancereittanne comitative — freelancereinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative freelancerinsa freelancerinsa accusative nom. freelancerinsa freelancerinsa gen. freelancerinsa genitive freelancerinsa freelanceriensa freelancereidensa freelancereittensa partitive freelanceriaan freelanceriansa freelancereitaan freelancerejaan freelancereitansa freelancerejansa inessive freelancerissaan freelancerissansa freelancereissaan freelancereissansa elative freelanceristaan freelanceristansa freelancereistaan freelancereistansa illative freelanceriinsa freelancereihinsa adessive freelancerillaan freelancerillansa freelancereillaan freelancereillansa ablative freelanceriltaan freelanceriltansa freelancereiltaan freelancereiltansa allative freelancerilleen freelancerillensa freelancereilleen freelancereillensa essive freelancerinaan freelancerinansa freelancereinaan freelancereinansa translative freelancerikseen freelanceriksensa freelancereikseen freelancereiksensa instructive — — abessive freelancerittaan freelancerittansa freelancereittaan freelancereittansa comitative — freelancereineen freelancereinensa

Further reading

• "freelancer" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English freelancer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /friˈlan.sɛr/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ansɛr
• Syllabification: free‧lan‧cer

Noun

freelancer m pers (feminine freelancerka)

1. freelancer

   Synonym: wolny strzelec

Declension

Declension of freelancer

	singular	plural
nominative	freelancer	freelancerzy/freelancery (deprecative)
genitive	freelancera	freelancerów
dative	freelancerowi	freelancerom
accusative	freelancera	freelancerów
instrumental	freelancerem	freelancerami
locative	freelancerze	freelancerach
vocative	freelancerze	freelancerzy

Further reading

• freelancer in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• freelancer in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English freelancer.

Noun

freelancer m or f by sense (plural freelancers)

1. freelancer (someone who freelances)

Related terms

• freelance

Further reading

• “freelancer” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.