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I used to write my books at night when I was a freelancer with no children. I used to really work in huge spurts - I could turn around a revision in two weeks, I used to be able to write 10,000 words a day. It's like, 'Wow, what happened to that?' That's just gone.
Melissa de la Cruz

Meaning of "freelancer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FREELANCER

freelancer  [ˈfriːlɑːnsə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FREELANCER

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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Freelancer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FREELANCER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

freelancer

Freelancer

A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is a person who is self-employed and is not committed to a particular employer long-term. These workers are sometimes represented by a company or an agency that resells their labor and that of others to its clients with or without project management and labor contributed by its regular employees. Others are completely independent. "Independent contractor" would be the term used in a higher register of English. Fields in which freelancing is common include: music, journalism, publishing, screenwriting, filmmaking, acting, photojournalism, cosmetics, fragrances, editing, photography, event planning, event management, copy editing, proofreading, indexing, copywriting, computer programming, web design, graphic design, website development, consulting, tour guiding, video editing, video production, translating, illustrating and micro jobs.

Definition of freelancer in the English dictionary

The definition of freelancer in the dictionary is a person who works freelance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FREELANCER


advancer
ədˈvɑːnsə
answer
ˈɑːnsə
chancer
ˈtʃɑːnsə
dancer
ˈdɑːnsə
enhancer
ɪnˈhɑːnsə
glancer
ˈɡlɑːnsə
lancer
ˈlɑːnsə
nonanswer
ˌnɒnˈɑːnsə
nondancer
ˌnɒnˈdɑːnsə
prancer
ˈprɑːnsə
re-answer
riːˈɑːnsə
square-dancer
ˈskwɛəˌdɑːnsə
stepdancer
ˈstepˌdɑːnsə
tap-dancer
tæp ˈdɑːnsə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FREELANCER

freedwoman
freedwomen
freefall parachuting
Freefone
freegan
freeganism
freehand
freehold
freeholder
freelance
freeload
freeloader
freeloading
freely
freeman
freemartin
freemason
freemasonry
freemen
freeness

WORDS THAT END LIKE FREELANCER

anticancer
balancer
ballet dancer
belly dancer
bladder cancer
breast cancer
cervical cancer
colon cancer
conveyancer
geomancer
go-go dancer
lung cancer
necromancer
ovarian cancer
pole dancer
prostate cancer
pyromancer
romancer
skin cancer
spencer
tropic of Cancer

Synonyms and antonyms of freelancer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «freelancer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FREELANCER

Find out the translation of freelancer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of freelancer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «freelancer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自由职业者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

freelancer
570 millions of speakers

English

freelancer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फ्रीलांसर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بالقطعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фрилансер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

freelancer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফ্রীলান্সার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

travailleur indépendant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Freelancer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Freiberufler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フリーランサー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

프리랜서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Freelancer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

freelancer
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பகுதி நேர பணியாளர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्रीलाँसर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bağımsız yazar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

libero professionista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

freelancer
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фрилансер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

freelancer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

freelancer
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

freelancer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

frilansare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

frilanser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of freelancer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FREELANCER»

The term «freelancer» is very widely used and occupies the 13.818 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FREELANCER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about freelancer

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4 QUOTES WITH «FREELANCER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word freelancer.
1
Melissa de la Cruz
I used to write my books at night when I was a freelancer with no children. I used to really work in huge spurts - I could turn around a revision in two weeks, I used to be able to write 10,000 words a day. It's like, 'Wow, what happened to that?' That's just gone.
2
Jim Lee
Once I started down the path of co-founding Image Comics, and even co-publisher, it just seems a lot more like a career path that isn't that atypical for someone with a college degree. Whereas, someone who draws comic books as a freelancer and lives from job to job is a more unusual story.
3
Daniel H. Pink
If you understand the independent worker, the self-employed professional, the freelancer, the e-lancer, the temp, you understand how work and business in the U.S. operate today.
4
Tabitha Soren
When I was a freelancer, I thought this journalism thing was a racket, and now that I'm where I am now, I know it's a racket.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FREELANCER»

Discover the use of freelancer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to freelancer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Freelancer: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets
Contains strategies, tactics, equipment statistics, background information, and analyses of star systems and planets to allow readers to improve their Freelancer skills.
Doug Radcliffe, 2003
2
The Wealthy Freelancer
Here's a glimpse of what's waiting for you inside this book: * Why the typical one-size-fits-all marketing advice rarely works, and a fool-proof system for determining the optimal mix of marketing activities for your specific circumstances ...
Steve Slaunwhite, Pete Savage, 2010
3
Water for Elephants: A Novel
Amazingly, one-third of the American workforce is freelance—that’s 42 million people who have to wrestle with not just doing the work, but finding the work, then getting paid for the work, plus health care, taxes, setting up an office, ...
Sara Gruen, 2012
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Adventures of a Freelancer: The Literary Exploits and ...
The Literary Exploits and Autobiography of Stanton A. Coblentz, written in collaboration with Dr. Jeffrey M. Elliot. Borgo Bioviews No. 2.
Stanton Arthur Coblentz, Jeffrey M. Elliot, Scott Alan Burgess, 1993
5
Freelancer's Guide to Corporate Event Design: From ...
The Freelancer's Guide to Corporate Event Design is the only book that will get the reader up to speed on the ever-changing and growing industry of corporate production.
Troy Halsey, 2010
6
Brilliant Freelancer: Discover the Power of Your Own Success
With more and more people turning to freelance and 'portfolio' careers, this book covers all of the key areas that freelancers need to embrace, providing them with hundreds of ideas to start and develop their freelance portfolios.
Leif Kendall, 2011
7
The Freelancer
Annie's new temp, Ryan, with the fascinating ass, is great at his job, even on his very first day; but, he's driving her to distraction and she can't get anything done!When Annie works late and alone, to catch up on work, gorgeous Ryan ...
Neale Sourna, 2011
8
The Freelancer Cookbook: How to Be Your Own Boss in a ...
This book isn’t a scam. We tell you up front that it’s difficult—but it is possible. This book will look past the get rich quick scams that flood the Internet and prey on people who want nothing more than to have a home office.
GadChick, 2011
9
Confessions of a Guilty Freelancer
William O’Rourke’s singular view of American life over the past 40 years shines forth in these short essays on subjects personal, political, and literary, which reveal a man of keen intellect and wide-ranging interests.
William O'Rourke, 2012
10
Brilliant Freelancer ePub eBook
Whether you’re new to freelancing or a seasoned freelance operative, Brilliant Freelancer is packed full of ideas and case studies to help you build a happy, productive and profitable freelance life quickly and easily.
Leif Kendall, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FREELANCER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term freelancer is used in the context of the following news items.
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BLOG: Tax and the freelancer: Facepalm time?
The dust has only just started to settle on this week's Budget and now comes the raft of messages telling us that it's the end of umbrella/PSCs ... «Recruiter, Jul 15»
2
One Direction star Harry Styles suffers embarrassing fall onstage
Start your day with Mayerthorpe Freelancer. Choose among a ... Follow Mayerthorpe Freelancer. Search ... Mayerthorpe Freelancer · Feedback ... «Mayerthorpe Freelancer, Jul 15»
3
How to spend more time with your kids and still bring home the bacon
As a freelancer if I plan ahead, I can be at every one of his doctor's ... kids are going different places … that all works when you are a freelancer. «Fortune, Jul 15»
4
Alberta government 'failed' at mental health and addictions strategy …
Start your day with Mayerthorpe Freelancer. Choose among a ... Follow Mayerthorpe Freelancer. Search ... Mayerthorpe Freelancer · Feedback ... «Mayerthorpe Freelancer, Jul 15»
5
The loneliness of the long-distance freelancer
The growth of technology platforms, like Fiverr or Freelancer, have given self-employment a technological makeover and a new lexicon of the ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
6
9 Ways To Be A Freelancer Without Cracking Up Or Losing All Your …
I've worked as a freelancer for different companies since I was 19. The way the labor market's going these days, working as a freelancer isn't what happens ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
7
Tender awarded for paving project
... the town's major facilities, including the pool, the arena, the sports grounds and Diamond Centre. Kevin Hampson | Mayerthorpe Freelancer ... «Mayerthorpe Freelancer, Jul 15»
8
Elmer Elson says goodbye to retiring teachers
... theme song during a good-bye assembly on Friday, June 26, in celebration of their retirement. Kevin Hampson | Mayerthorpe Freelancer ... «Mayerthorpe Freelancer, Jun 15»
9
In an Uber World, Fortune Favors the Freelancer
With the rise of companies like Uber, entrepreneurs in a variety of fields are extending the concept of connecting customers and workers in ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
10
The State Of The American Freelancer In 2015
The State Of The American Freelancer In 2015. Freelancing has become the preferred way to work for millions. Here's what's important to our ... «Fast Company, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Freelancer [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/freelancer>. May 2024 ».
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