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permalancer

noun

Etymology

Blend of permanent + freelancer.

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

Definitions

  1. An employee who was originally hired on a freelance basis (on a fixed-term contract) but…

    An employee who was originally hired on a freelance basis (on a fixed-term contract) but has become permanent (but not necessarily with the same benefits as a full-time employee)

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for permalancer. 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