FREELANCE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FREELANCE?

Need another word that means the same as “freelance”? Find 22 synonyms and 30 related words for “freelance” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Freelance” are: free-lance, mercenary, self-employed, hired, paid, professional, venal, free lance, freelancer, independent, self-employed person, writer, feature writer, columnist, correspondent, reporter, journalist, penman, soldier of fortune, professional soldier, hireling

Freelance as a Noun

Definitions of "Freelance" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “freelance” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A medieval mercenary.
• A freelance worker.
• A writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them.

Synonyms of "Freelance" as a noun (15 Words)

columnist	A journalist contributing regularly to a newspaper or magazine.
correspondent	Someone who communicates by means of letters. A cricket correspondent.
feature writer	An article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles.
free lance	People who are free.
free-lance	A writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them.
freelancer	A person who works freelance.
hireling	A person who works purely for material reward. The government s paid hirelings assure us that we re on our way out of recession.
independent	An independent person or body. He stood unsuccessfully as an independent in 1992.
journalist	A person who writes for newspapers, magazines, or news websites or prepares news to be broadcast. Foreign journalists had been expelled from the area.
penman	Informal terms for journalists. This talented penman s work.
professional soldier	An authority qualified to teach apprentices.
reporter	A person who reports, especially one employed to report news or conduct interviews for the press or broadcasting media.
self-employed person	A human body (usually including the clothing.
soldier of fortune	A wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony.
writer	A person who has written something or who writes in a particular way. A writer of short stories.

Freelance as an Adjective

Definitions of "Freelance" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “freelance” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Self-employed and hired to work for different companies on particular assignments.
• Serving for wages in a foreign army.
• Working for yourself.

Synonyms of "Freelance" as an adjective (7 Words)

free-lance	Working for yourself.
hired	Hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers. Hired hands.
mercenary	Marked by materialism. Mercenary killers.
paid	(of a person in a specified occupation) in receipt of pay. Five weeks paid holiday a year.
professional	Worthy of or appropriate to a professional person competent skilful or assured. She s a wonderful actress to work with and of course very professional.
self-employed	Working for yourself.
venal	Showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery; corrupt. A venal police officer.

Usage Examples of "Freelance" as an adjective

• A freelance journalist.

Associations of "Freelance" (30 Words)

annalist	A person who writes annals.
argument	An independent variable associated with a function or proposition and determining its value For example in the expression y F x x the arguments of the function F are x and x and the value is y. The argument over foreign aid goes on and on.
article	The definite or indefinite article. An article of clothing.
author	Be the author of a book or piece of writing. He is the author of several books on the subject.
bard	A poet, traditionally one reciting epics and associated with a particular oral tradition. Our national bard Robert Burns.
biographer	A person who writes an account of someone’s life. An important biographer of contemporary artists.
broadcaster	A person who presents a radio or television transmission. The broadcaster aired the news item on Tuesday.
cameraman	A photographer who operates a movie camera.
cartoonist	A person who draws cartoons. A political cartoonist for the local newspaper.
commentator	A writer who reports and analyzes events of the day. Commentators noted that the demonstration was part of a wider strategy.
contributor	A causal factor in the existence or occurrence of something. Australia is also a major contributor of development assistance to the region.
correspondent	A person employed to report for a newspaper or broadcasting organization. A cricket correspondent.
debate	Think about carefully; weigh. He debated whether he should leave the matter alone or speak to her.
dramatist	A person who writes plays.
editor	A person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication the person who determines the final content of a text especially of a newspaper or magazine. A sports editor.
free	People who are free. She was always free with her money.
journal	Write in a journal or diary. Medical journals.
journalist	Someone who keeps a diary or journal. Foreign journalists had been expelled from the area.
lyricist	A person who writes the words to a popular song or musical.
magazine	A business firm that publishes magazines. Tripped over a pile of magazines.
newspaper	A business firm that publishes newspapers. Murdoch owns many newspapers.
novelist	One who writes novels.
pamphleteer	A writer of pamphlets (usually taking a partisan stand on public issues. The right to pamphleteer and post bills anonymously is as important today as it was three centuries ago.
photographer	A person who takes photographs, especially as a job. A freelance press photographer.
readership	The audience reached by written communications (books or magazines or newspapers etc. The magazine has a readership of just 65 000.
reporter	A person who investigates and reports or edits news stories.
reporting	The news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television.
subscriber	Someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication. Subscribers to the distress fund.
tragedian	An actor who specializes in tragic roles.
writer	A scribe. Dickens was a prolific writer.