I. ˈfrē-ˌlan(t)s noun
Date: 1820
1.
a. usually free lance : a mercenary soldier especially of the Middle Ages : condottiere
b. : a person who acts independently without being affiliated with or authorized by an organization
2. : a person who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to any one employer
II. adjective
Date: 1901
1.
a. : of, relating to, or being a freelance : independent
a freelance writer
b. : done by a freelance
freelance reviewing
2. : not sponsored by an organization
freelance terrorists
• freelance adverb
III. verb
Date: 1902
intransitive verb
: to act or work as a freelance
transitive verb
: to produce as a freelance
freelancing magazine articles