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Synonyms for freelance


Grammar : Adj
Spell : free-lans, -lahns, -lans, -lahns
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfriˌlæns, -ˌlɑns, -ˈlæns, -ˈlɑns



Définition of freelance

Origin :
  • also free lance, free-lance, "medieval mercenary warrior," 1820 ("Ivanhoe"), from free (adj.) + lance (n.); apparently a coinage of Sir Walter Scott's. Figurative sense is from 1864; specifically of journalism by 1882.
  • adj independent
Example sentences :
  • "Freelance, by God," the Chief sighed and collapsed into his chair.
  • Extract from : « Arm of the Law » by Harry Harrison
  • Occasionally he assisted Quirk with a black and white sketch for "The Freelance."
  • Extract from : « Grey Town » by Gerald Baldwin
  • The 'Freelance' is all right, but it never can be the 'Mercury.'
  • Extract from : « Grey Town » by Gerald Baldwin
  • The thing that I should now most like to be is a freelance writer.
  • Extract from : « Atlantis » by Gerhart Hauptmann
  • Freelance writer and author, Isaac Don Levine for the record.
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • As a freelance she would be taken notice of, as a respectable, marriageable girl she would be passed over.
  • Extract from : « Evelyn Innes » by George Moore
  • Being as it were a freelance, Lawrence, he knew, would naturally ride in the force very much where he pleased.
  • Extract from : « The Rover of the Andes » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • When he expressed his preference for the position of a freelance in the House or Senate, he was sincere.
  • Extract from : « From Canal Boy to President » by Horatio Alger, Jr.
  • Only chance bits of freelance journalism, not enough to pay the rent of decent rooms.
  • Extract from : « Mystery at Geneva » by Rose Macaulay
  • Isabella and Eleonora were busy with their freelance captains, and court pages.
  • Extract from : « A Decade of Italian Women, v. II (of 2) » by T. Adolphus Trollope

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