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

Din also agrees to work for the New Republic as an independent contractor, hunting Imperials on a case-by-case basis. —Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 May 2026

The firm recommended the union hire her as an independent contractor. —Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026

Some courts, for example, have considered extraneous factors that should only matter in understanding whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor — an entirely separate issue. —Keith Sonderling, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026

The test was so broad and convoluted that one mistake in its interpretation could put an independent contractor and the contracting business in violation. —Jennifer Oliver Oconnell, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026

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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