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

Now, an independent contractor who was hired and uses township equipment has cleared some roads. —Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025

Lakanwal had briefly worked as an independent contractor for Amazon Flex, which allows people to use their own cars to deliver packages, a company spokesperson shared with the AP. —Collin Binkley, Arkansas Online, 29 Nov. 2025

The sheriff is not an independent contractor, said Butler County Prosecutor Mike Gmoser. —Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2025

Bell passed his investment adviser exam in 2017 and worked as an adviser representative off and on until 2019, including as an independent contractor at the Boulder investment firm Black Swift Group. —Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for independent contractor

• acter
• actor
• factor
• tractor
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• cofactor
• compactor
• contactor
• distractor
• extractor
• impactor
• protractor

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