self-employed
adjective
self-em·ployed
ˌself-im-ˈplȯid 
: earning income directly from one's own business, trade, or profession rather than as a specified salary or wages from an employer
self-employed
noun
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Most of the 12,000 private attorneys in the U.S. picking up these cases are typically self-employed, or work for a small law firm.
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
Texas also reached a new high for the greatest number of people working, including the self-employed, of 15,210,500.
—Bethany Blankley, The Washington Examiner, 20 July 2025
Kenny, who is now self-employed as a caterer, recalled his experience a few years earlier.
—Helena Addison, The Conversation, 18 July 2025
Businesses would pay the tax (including self-employed), but regular employees would face no direct taxes at all.
—Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
Texas also reached a new high for the greatest number of people working, including the self-employed, of 15,210,500.
—Bethany Blankley, The Washington Examiner, 20 July 2025
Kenny, who is now self-employed as a caterer, recalled his experience a few years earlier.
—Helena Addison, The Conversation, 18 July 2025
Businesses would pay the tax (including self-employed), but regular employees would face no direct taxes at all.
—Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-employed
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“Self-employed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-employed. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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