free lance

Definition of Free Lance in English :

a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Free Lance

1.

a medieval soldier who sold his services to any state or military leader

2.

an independent, as in political adherence

v. free·lanced, free·lanc·ing, free·lanc·es

v.intr.

1. To work as a freelancer: a journalist who freelances.

2. To act independently without orders from another: an official who was freelancing when he committed the crime.

v.tr.

To produce and sell as a freelancer: freelanced the article to a magazine publisher.

n. also free lance

1. A freelancer.

2. An uncommitted independent, as in politics or social life.

3. A medieval mercenary.