working for different companies at different times rather than being permanently employed by one company 做自由职业者的 a freelance journalist. 自由撰稿新闻记者。 ■independent or uncommitted in politics or personal life (在政治或个人生活方面)独立的;自由的
adverb
earning one's living in such a way 靠做自由职业者谋生地 I work freelance from home. 我在家靠做自由职业者谋生。
noun
a person who earns their living in such a way 自由职业者
(historical)a medieval mercenary (史)中世纪的雇佣兵
verb
[no obj.]earn one's living as a freelance 当自由职业者谋生
语源
early 19th cent. (denoting a mercenary): originally as two words