freelance

== English == === Alternative forms === free-lance, free lance === Etymology === From free +‎ lance. Coined by Walter Scott (1771–1832) in Ivanhoe (1819; see quotation) to describe a medieval mercenary warrior or "free-lance" (indicating that the lance is not sworn to any lord's services). It changed to a figurative noun around the 1860s and was recognized as a verb in 1903 by authorities such as the Oxford English Dictionary. In modern times the term has morphed into an adjective, a verb, and an adverb, as well as the derivative noun freelancer. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɹiːlɑːns/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɹiˌlæns/ Rhymes: -iːlɑːns Hyphenation: free‧lance === Noun === freelance (plural freelances) Someone who sells their services to clients without a long-term employment contract. (historical) A medieval mercenary. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:mercenary ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === freelance (comparative more freelance, superlative most freelance) Of or relating to a freelance; without a long-term employment contract. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === freelance (third-person singular simple present freelances, present participle freelancing, simple past and past participle freelanced) (intransitive) To work as a freelance. (transitive) To produce or sell services as a freelance. ==== Derived terms ==== freelancer ==== Translations ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English freelance. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfriːlɑns/, [ˈfriːlɑ̝ns̠] Rhymes: -iːlɑns === Noun === freelance (as modifier) freelance freelancetoimittaja ― freelance journalist (rare) synonym of freelancer (“freelancer”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “freelance”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Alternative forms === free-lance === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fʁi.lɑ̃s/ === Adjective === freelance (plural freelances) freelance === Noun === freelance m or f by sense (plural freelances) freelancer (someone who freelances) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English freelance. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɐ̃si, -ilɐ̃ʃ Hyphenation: free‧lan‧ce === Adjective === freelance (invariable) freelance Synonym: autónomo === Noun === freelance m (plural freelances) a freelance service === Noun === freelance m or f by sense (plural freelances) synonym of freelancer === Related terms === === Further reading === “freelance”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “freelance”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026 “freelance”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “freelance”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “freelance”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN == Spanish == === Adjective === freelance (invariable) freelance === Noun === freelance m (plural freelances) freelancer (someone who freelances) === Further reading === free lance | Definición | Diccionario de la lengua española | RAE - ASALE free lance | Diccionario panhispánico de dudas | RAE - ASALE freelance/freelancer | FundéuRAE