freelancer

free·lanc·er | \ ˈfrē-ˌlan(t)-sər

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Definition of freelancer

1 : freelance sense 1b

2 : freelance sense 2

Examples of freelancer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Black journalists are demanding industry support, institutional change, and investment—rather than white editors clamoring to find a Black freelancer when police brutality is in the headlines. — Char Adams, The New Republic, "Where Do Black Journalists Go From Here?," 19 June 2020 Still, anyone who has ever been hired as a freelancer or as a temporary worker from a posting on the internet knows there's nothing strange about being asked to speak on the phone, over Skype or in email or text when corresponding about a job. — NBC News, "People who turned to Upwork to find freelance gigs say they've lost thousands of dollars to scams," 20 Mar. 2020 Owen also won first place in a third category — best photo gallery — along with Express-News colleague Jerry Lara and freelancer Ivan Pierre Aguirre. — Marc Duvoisin, ExpressNews.com, "Express-News wins top laurels for photography, investigations, sports writing," 1 May 2020 What’s more, those numbers don’t take freelancers and the gig economy into account—more than a month into lockdown, the process for applying for benefits as a 1099 worker is still inchoate. — Emily Bobrow, The New Yorker, "“Some Days I Feel Like I’m Melting”: How Single Mothers in New York City Are Coping with Quarantine," 21 Apr. 2020 This week’s California claims are the first to include freelancers, gig workers and the self-employed, who are eligible for the new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program established by Congress. — Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com, "Bay Area gig workers join 3.2 million filing for unemployment," 7 May 2020 Working as gig workers, freelancers, or small-business owners, many artists suddenly lost their sources of income as museums, concert halls, stores, and studios were forced to shut down last month. — Anne Quito, Quartz, "US artists can now get $5,000 emergency grants without a tedious application process," 8 Apr. 2020 The bill gives unemployment benefits to people who are gig workers, freelancers, or self-employed. — Wsj Noted, WSJ, "You Ask, We Answer: Questions, Big and Small, in the Coronavirus Era," 27 Mar. 2020 Ride-share drivers, freelancers, artists and more often are classified as independent contractors and are not eligible for unemployment benefits. — Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Coronavirus will affect everyone, even if you never get sick. But some people will be hit harder than others.," 20 Mar. 2020

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