FREELANCE

I. noun Date: 1820 1. a mercenary soldier especially of the Middle Ages ; condottiere , a person who acts independently without being affiliated with or authorized by an organization, a person who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to any one employer, II. adjective Date: 1901 1. of, relating to, or being a ~ ; independent , done by a ~ , not sponsored by an organization , ~ adverb III. verb Date: 1902 intransitive verb to act or work as a ~, transitive verb to produce as a ~