independent contractor
noun
: a person hired to do work who controls how the work is done
They hired an independent contractor to fix the roof.
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The city attorney is right in asserting in the complaint that courts will look past the independent contractor label Campbell’s affixes to its distributors.
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Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Text messages suggest Uthmeier inquired three days before his start date about working as an independent contractor.
—Garrett Shanley Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
The independent contractor status is fundamental to the workers’ autonomy, said Lemur.
—Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The independent contractor status is fundamental to the workers’ autonomy, said Lemur.
—Jessica Hill, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
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Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Text messages suggest Uthmeier inquired three days before his start date about working as an independent contractor.
—Garrett Shanley Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
The independent contractor status is fundamental to the workers’ autonomy, said Lemur.
—Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The independent contractor status is fundamental to the workers’ autonomy, said Lemur.
—Jessica Hill, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for independent contractor
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“Independent contractor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/independent%20contractor. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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