free agent
noun
: a professional athlete (such as a baseball player) who is free to negotiate a contract with any team
free agency
noun
Examples of free agent in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The Thunder were able to make a $29 million per year free agent offer to starting center Isaiah Hartenstein last summer.
—
Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 4 June 2025
He had been given an address of an NFL free agent workout near Miami.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2025
Florida is slated to enter the offseason with $19 million in cap space and only 16 players under contract (not counting restricted free agent Mackie Samoskevich).
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
Florida added to its fourth line and defense, replacing Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Brandon Montour with free agent Nate Schmidt and deadline acquisition Seth Jones.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for free agent
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 4 June 2025
He had been given an address of an NFL free agent workout near Miami.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2025
Florida is slated to enter the offseason with $19 million in cap space and only 16 players under contract (not counting restricted free agent Mackie Samoskevich).
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
Florida added to its fourth line and defense, replacing Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Brandon Montour with free agent Nate Schmidt and deadline acquisition Seth Jones.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for free agent
Cite this Entry
“Free agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20agent. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share