free lance

A form of freelance — Someone who sells their services to clients without a long-term employment contract.

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Meanings

adjectivefree lance (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableuncommonAlternative form of freelance.
nounfree lance (plural free lances)

plural free lances

  1. archaicArchaic form of freelance.

    […] there are always some "free lances" who are ready to do a "cutting" trade, and thus become formidable competitors.

    1889, Brewers' Guardian, volume 19, page 159

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

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freelancerfreelancefree-lanceindependentself-employed person
Broader
worker
Also see
freelancefreelancerindependent

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Spanish free lance, free lance
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  • free lancefreelance
Cite this entry
APA

free lance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20lance

MLA

“free lance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20lance. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “free lance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20lance.

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