Meanings
nounfreelancer (plural freelancers)
plural freelancers
- Someone who freelances.
- emergency medicineOne who performs duties outside of the chain of command and SOPs.
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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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*preyH-
- Proto-Indo-European*priHós
- Proto-Germanic*frijwaz
- Proto-West Germanic*friu
- Old Englishfrēo
- Middle Englishfre
- Englishfree
- Latinlancea
- Old Frenchlance
- Middle Englishlaunce
- Englishlance
- Englishfreelance
- Englishfreelancer
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 自由職業者 /自由职业者
- 自由職業者 /自由职业者 (zìyóuzhíyèzhě)who freelances
Dutch freelancer, zzp'er
- freelancerwho freelances
- zzp'erwho freelances
Estonian vabakutseline
- vabakutselinewho freelances
Finnish freelancer, ammatinharjoittaja
- freelancerwho freelances
- ammatinharjoittajawho freelances
- vapaa toimittajawho freelances
French travailleur indépendant
- travailleur indépendantwho freelances
German Freiberufler, freier Mitarbeiter
- Freiberuflerwho freelances
- freier Mitarbeiterwho freelances
- Selbstständigerwho freelances
- Selbstständigewho freelances
Greek ελευθεροεπαγγελματίας
- ελευθεροεπαγγελματίας (eleftheroepangelmatías)who freelances
Hungarian szabadúszó
- szabadúszówho freelances
Indonesian pekerja lepas
- pekerja lepaswho freelances
Italian battitore libero, libero professionista
- battitore liberowho freelances
- libero professionistawho freelances
- collaboratorewho freelances
Japanese フリーランサー
- フリーランサー (furīransā)who freelances
Korean 프리랜서
- 프리랜서 (peuriraenseo)who freelances
Norwegian frilanser
- frilanserwho freelances
Persian کارمزد
- کارمزد (kârmozd)who freelances
Polish freelancer
- freelancerwho freelances
Portuguese freelancer, autônomo
- freelancerwho freelances
- autônomowho freelances
Russian фрила́нсер, свобо́дный худо́жник
- фрила́нсер (frilánsɛr)who freelances
- свобо́дный худо́жник (svobódnyj xudóžnik)who freelances
Spanish freelancer, free-lancer
- freelancerwho freelances
- free-lancerwho freelances
- free lancerwho freelances
- trabajador independientewho freelances
- autónomowho freelances
- laburante autónomowho freelances
- currante por librewho freelances
- currito por cuenta propiawho freelances
Swedish frilans, frilansare
- frilanswho freelances
- frilansarewho freelances
Ukrainian фрілансер
- фрілансер (frilanser)who freelances
Cite this entry
APA
freelancer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freelancer
MLA
“freelancer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freelancer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “freelancer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freelancer.
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