Source : WordNet®

freelance
     adj 1: working for yourself [syn: {self-employed}] [ant: {salaried}]
     2: used of soldiers hired by a foreign army [syn: {mercenary(a)},
         {freelance(a)}]
     n : a writer or artist who sells services to different employers
         without a long-term contract with any of them [syn: {independent},
          {self-employed person}]