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.

Examples of independent contractor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is not to say that the independent contractor route is inherently wrong, but it should not be seen as a compliance shortcut. —Dee Coakley, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025

An independent contractor wearing a protective mask and gloves loads Amazon Prime grocery bags into a car outside a Whole Foods Market in Berkeley, California, on Oct. 7, 2020. —Annie Palmer, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025

Consequently, a cosmetologist can now paint someone’s nails as an independent contractor while a manicurist cannot. —Tri Ta, Oc Register, 13 June 2025

Jed Wallace, an independent contractor, was also named in the filing, as well as Melissa Nathan and Jennifer Abel, who are both publicists named in the alleged effort to harm Lively’s reputation. —Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 10 June 2025

Rhymes for independent contractor

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Legal Definition

independent contractor

noun

: one that contracts to do work or perform a service for another and that retains total and free control over the means or methods used in doing the work or performing the service compare employee