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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Questions This week, a taxpayer asks: I was hired as an independent contractor, yet never filled out any paperwork prior to starting work. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024 The former German government agent is an independent contractor representing NATO at the talks. EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024 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 October 7, 2020. Annie Palmer, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024 An Uber spokesperson expressed the company’s support for drivers maintaining their independent contractor status while receiving additional protections. Tatiana Walk-Morris, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for independent contractor 

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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
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