Freelancer

/ˈfriː.læŋ.kər/ noun

Definition

A person who works independently on projects for different clients instead of working full-time for one company.

Etymology

Coined in the 19th century from 'free' and 'lancer' (a medieval soldier for hire). The term originally described medieval soldiers who offered their services to any lord who paid them, and was later applied to writers and journalists who sold work to multiple publications.

Kelly Says

The term 'freelance' was first popularized by Sir Walter Scott in 1820 to describe medieval mercenaries, but it perfectly captured the gig economy 200 years before the internet made freelancing explode! Today, millions of people are modern 'free lances' selling skills online rather than swords.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ነፃ ሥራ
n-tsa s-ra
ARالعربية
مُستقل
mu-sta-qil
BNবাংলা
স্বাধীন কর্মী
shwa-dhi-in karma-ee
CACatalà
freelancer
fre-lan-ser
CSČeština
freelancer
fre-lan-ser
DADansk
frilanser
fri-lan-ser
DEDeutsch
Freiberufler
fray-ber-oof-ler
ELΕλληνικά
ελεύθερος επαγγελματίας
e-le-f-the-ros e-pan-ge-l-ma-tia-s
ESEspañol
freelance
fre-lan-ser
FAفارسی
آزادکار
a-zaad-kar
FISuomi
vapaaehtoinen
va-pa-a-hei-to-nen
FRFrançais
indépendant
in-de-pan-dant
GUGU
સ્વતંત્ર કાર્યકર
sva-tan-tra ka-r-ya-kar
HAHA
ma'aikaci mai zaman kansa
ma-ai-ka-ci mai za-man kan-sa
HEעברית
עצמאי
atz-mai
HIहिन्दी
स्वतंत्र कार्यकर्ता
sva-tan-tra ka-r-ya-kar-ta
HUMagyar
független munkavállaló
fyug-get-len mun-ka-val-a-lo
IDBahasa Indonesia
freelancer
fre-lan-ser
IGIG
onye na-eme ihe n'anya
o-nye na-e-me i-he n'a-nya
ITItaliano
freelance
fre-lan-se
JA日本語
フリーランス
furi-ransu
KKKK
тәуелсіз жұмысшы
ta-we-l-si-z zhu-mys-shy
KMKM
អន្តរជាតិ
an-tra-cha-ti
KO한국어
프리랜서
peuri-ran-seo
MRMR
स्वातंत्र्य सेवक
swa-tan-traya se-vak
MSBahasa Melayu
frelanser
fre-lan-ser
MYမြန်မာ
လွတ်လပ်စွာ လုပ်ကိုင်သူ
lwat-lap-swa lok-koing-thu
NLNederlands
freelancer
fre-lan-ser
NONorsk
frilanser
fri-lan-ser
PAPA
ਸੁਤੰਤਰ ਕਾਰਜਕਰਤਾ
su-tan-tar ka-ar-jak-ar-ta
PLPolski
freelancer
fre-lan-ser
PTPortuguês
freelancer
fre-lan-ser
RORomână
freelancer
fre-lan-ser
RUРусский
фрилансер
fri-lan-ser
SVSvenska
frilansare
free-lan-sa-re
SWKiswahili
mwanachama huru
mwa-na-cha-ma hu-ru
TAதமிழ்
தன்னாட்சி தொழிலாளி
than-na-ad-chi to-zhi-la-ali
TEతెలుగు
స్వతంత్ర పணాధికారి
sva-tan-tra pa-na-a-dhi-ka-ri
THไทย
ผู้รับจ้างอิสระ
poo-rup-chan is-ra
TLTL
manggagawa sa libre
man-gag-ga-wa sa li-bre
TRTürkçe
serbest çalışan
ser-best cha-lay-an
UKУкраїнська
фрілансер
frl-an-ser
URاردو
خود مختار
khud-mukhtar
VITiếng Việt
người làm tự do
nguoi lam tu do
YOYO
ẹ̀rọ̀ ẹ̀kọ́
e-ro e-ko
ZH中文
自由职业者
zìyóu zhíyè zhě
ZUZU
umsebenzi ohlukile
um-se-ben-zi o-hluk-ile

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