freelancers

noun/ˈfriːlænsərz/

Frequency rank: #15,562 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

self-employed people who work for various clients on a project-by-project basis, rather than being permanently employed by one company.

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Example sentence

Many companies hire freelancers to complete short-term projects without offering full-time contracts.

Synonyms & related words

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