freelance
English
/ˈfɹiːlɑːns/, /ˈfɹiˌlæns/
noun
Definitions
- Someone who sells their services to clients without a long-term employment contract.
- (historical) A medieval mercenary.
Etymology
Compound from English free + English lance.
Origin
English
lance
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Free-Soilism English
- FreeBSD English
- Freelander English
- Freeman English
- Freenet English
- Freetown English
- befree English
- cofree English
- demilance English
- enfree English
- folkfree English
- free English
- free climbing English
- free-boob English
- free-hanging English
- free-hearted English
- free-mix English
- freeable English
- freeball English
- freebander English
- freebanding English
- freebase English
- freebirth English
- freeblown English
- freebooter English
- freeborn English
- freeburn English
- freechapel English
- freeclimb English
- freedom English
- freefall English
- freefaller English
- freeflow English
- freehand English
- freehanded English
- freehearted English
- freeholding English
- freehood English
- freehub English
- freeish English
- freelancer English
- freeline English
- freeload English
- freelook English
- freely English
- freemail English
- freeman English
- freemason English
- freeminer English
- freemix English
- freeness English
- freephone English
- freepost English
- freeride English
- freeroll English
- freerun English
- freerunning English
- freesheet English
- freeship English
- freeskiing English
- freesome English
- freespool English
- freestanding English
- freester English
- freestone English
- freestore English
- freestream English
- freestyle English
- freetail English
- freeth English
- freethinker English
- freethinking English
- freeware English
- freeway English
- freewheel English
- freewoman English
- freewriting English
- friend English
- germ-free English
- half-free English
- lance English
- lanceable English
- lancefish English
- lancehead English
- lanceless English
- lancelike English
- lancely English
- lancepod English
- lanceth English
- lancewood English
- lanciform English
- microlance English
- nonfree English
- overfree English
- oxylance English
- permafree English
- quasifree English
- semifree English
- topfree English
- unfree English
- freelance Finnish
- freelancenäyttelijä Finnish
- freelancetoimittaja Finnish
- freelancetyö Finnish
- freelancetyöntekijä Finnish
- Arbeiter German
- lance French
- freelancer Portuguese
- フリー Japanese
- フリーアルバイター Japanese
- フリーランサー Japanese
- フリーランス Japanese
- freelancer Polish
- frēo Old English
- lance Old French
- lanco Esperanto
- ฟรี Thai
- 프리랜서 Korean
- fri Bislama
- firii Fiji Hindi
- free
- lance
- enfree
- cofree
- friend
- freely
- freeth
- befree
- unfree
- Freenet
- topfree
- nonfree
- lancely
- freeman
- freedom
- freeish
- lanceth
- FreeBSD
- freemix
- freehub
- freeway
- Freeman
- freerun
- freeline
- freeburn
- freeride
- freesome
- folkfree
- semifree
- overfree
- freemail
- freehood
- freehand
- freeware
- freeroll
- lancepod
- freester
- freeborn
- freebase
- freetail
- Freetown
- freeable
- freeball
- freeship
- freeflow
- freeload
- freefall
- freeness
- oxylance
- freepost
- freelook
- free-mix
- freeminer
- freebirth
- lanceable
- freeclimb
- freesheet
- freephone
- lancehead
- lanciform
- freestyle
- lancefish
- permafree
- freewheel
- freespool
- freewoman
- free-boob
- demilance
- lancewood
- lanceless
- freestone
- germ-free
- half-free
- quasifree
- freestore
- freemason
- freeblown
- lancelike
- freefaller
- freechapel
- freeskiing
- freehanded
- freelancer
- Freelander
- microlance
- freebooter
- freestream
- freebander
- freebanding
- freeholding
- freerunning
- freehearted
- freewriting
- freethinker
- freestanding
- freethinking
- free-hearted
- free-hanging
- Free-Soilism
- free climbing