freelancer

noun
/ˈfɹiː.lɑːn.sə/UK/ˈfɹiˌlæn.səɹ/US

Etymology

From freelance + -er.

  1. derived from lancea
  2. derived from lance
  3. inherited from launce
  4. compounded as freelance — “free + lance
  5. formed as freelancer — “freelance + -er

Definitions

  1. Someone who freelances.

  2. One who performs duties outside of the chain of command and SOPs.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for freelancer. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA