free ‧ lance /ˈfriːlɑːns $ -læns/ BrE AmE adjective , adverb
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: free lance 'soldier in former times who sold his fighting skills to anyone' ]
working independently for different companies rather than being employed by one particular company:
She works freelance from home.
freelance journalist/writer/photographer etc
—freelance verb [intransitive] :
He’s freelancing for several translation agencies.
—freelance ( also freelancer ) noun [countable]