Freelancers

/ˈfriːlænsərz/ noun

Self-employed individuals who work on temporary contracts for various clients rather than being permanently employed by a single company. The plural of freelancer.

Originally 'free lance' referred to medieval mercenary knights whose lances weren't pledged to any particular lord. Sir Walter Scott popularized the term in 'Ivanhoe' (1820), and it evolved to describe independent workers in any field.

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