freelancer

[free-lan-ser] / ˈfriˌlæn sər /

NOUN

consultant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advisor expert specialist veteran

STRONG

authority counsel guide master maven mentor pro

NOUN

correspondent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contributor journalist reporter writer

STRONG

gazetteer stringer

WEAK

epistler epistolarian letter writer pen pal

NOUN

writer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

author biographer columnist correspondent critic dramatist editor essayist journalist novelist poet reporter screenwriter

STRONG

contributor ghostwriter scribbler scribe stenographer stringer wordsmith

WEAK

newspaper person person of letters scripter

Antonyms

WEAK

reader

Example Sentences

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Yang, the freelancer, was stoic about the loss of the Galeries.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Barcelo has been doing visual effects for 26 years, mostly as a freelancer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In direct messages between client and freelancer, matters of A.I. usage and ghostwriting can be discussed.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

A freelancer based in Tawila gathered interviews for the BBC.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

The friend, a former telephone company technician turned freelancer, came over to look at the equipment.

From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette