freelance
To work as a freelanceTo work as a freelance.
» We're freelance journalists.
Ми журналісти-фрілансери.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To work as a freelance.
фрила́нситьfrilánsitʹ
(transitive)To produce or sell services as a freelance.
- work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer
Examples
39 sentencesWe're freelance journalists.
Ми журналісти-фрілансери.
Tom is a freelance computer programmer.
Tom works as a freelance illustrator.
Tom used to be a freelance journalist.
Tom is a freelance reporter in Boston.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From free + lance. Coined by Walter Scott (1771–1832) in Ivanhoe (1819; see quotation) toFrom 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.
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Forms
freelances, freelancing, freelanced, freelanced| Base form | freelance · to freelance |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | freelances |
| Present participle | freelancing |
| Past simple | freelanced |
| Past participle | freelanced |
regular · Lesson
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
5 patterns- is a freelance
- a freelance photographer
- freelance photographer
- a freelance journalist
- freelance journalist