free agent
noun
: a professional athlete (such as a baseball player) who is free to negotiate a contract with any team
free agency
noun
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Durant, who left Oklahoma City as a free agent in 2016 and was traded to the Rockets from the Suns in a blockbuster deal this June, returns to where his career began.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2025
The superstar right fielder for the Chicago Cubs is set to be one of the biggest free agents in the offseason.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Pico was with Bellator for his entire MMA career before departing as a free agent.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Angus Gunn also arrived as a free agent, following the end of his contract with Norwich, and will provide homegrown cover in the goalkeeper position.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2025
The superstar right fielder for the Chicago Cubs is set to be one of the biggest free agents in the offseason.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Pico was with Bellator for his entire MMA career before departing as a free agent.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Angus Gunn also arrived as a free agent, following the end of his contract with Norwich, and will provide homegrown cover in the goalkeeper position.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Free agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20agent. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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