Synonyms: free lance, free-lance, freelance, freelancer, independent, self-employed person
Definition: a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
Similar words: worker
Definition: a person who works at a specific occupation
Usage: he is a good worker
Synonyms: mugwump, independent, fencesitter
Definition: a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
Similar words: individualist
Definition: a person who pursues independent thought or action
Synonyms: independent
Definition: free from external control and constraint
Usage: an independent mind; a series of independent judgments; fiercely independent individualism
Similar words: autarkic, autarkical
Definition: of countries; not relying on imports
Similar words: autonomous, self-directed, self-reliant
Definition: (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
Similar words: autonomous
Definition: existing as an independent entity
Usage: the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies
Similar words: separatist, fissiparous, breakaway
Definition: having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude
Usage: a breakaway faction
Similar words: commutative
Definition: (of a binary operation) independent of order; as in e.g. "a x b = b x a"
Similar words: nonparasitic, nonsymbiotic, free-living
Definition: not parasitic on another organism
Similar words: indie
Definition: (of pop groups) not affiliated with a major recording company
Similar words: individual, case-by-case, item-by-item
Definition: separate and distinct from others of the same kind
Usage: mark the individual pages; on a case-by-case basis
Similar words: self-sufficient, self-sufficing, self-sustaining
Definition: able to provide for your own needs without help from others
Usage: a self-sufficing economic unit
Similar words: self-supporting
Definition: financially independent
Usage: now that my children are self-supporting
Similar words: single-handed
Definition: without help from others
Usage: a single-handed accomplishment
Similar words: strong-minded
Definition: marked by vigorous independence of thought and judgment
Similar words: unaffiliated
Definition: not affiliated
Similar words: unconditional
Definition: not contingent; not determined or influenced by someone or something else
Synonyms: independent
Definition: not controlled by a party or interest group
Similar words: nonpartisan, nonpartizan
Definition: free from party affiliation or bias
Synonyms: autonomous, sovereign, self-governing, independent
Definition: (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
Usage: an autonomous judiciary; a sovereign state
Similar words: free
Definition: able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
Usage: free enterprise; a free port; a free country; I have an hour free; free will; free of racism; feel free to stay as long as you wish; a free choice