This article is about the occupation. For the video game, see Freelancer (computer game).

A freelancer or freelance worker is a self-employed person working in a profession or trade in which full-time employment is also common. The term was first coined by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) in his well-known historical romance Ivanhoe to describe a "medieval mercenary warrior." The phrase later transitioned to a figurative noun around the 1860s then officially recognized as a verb in 1903 by various authorities in etymology (e.g., Oxford University). Only in modern times has the term migrated into a noun (a freelancer), various verb forms (a journalist who freelances), and adverb (she worked freelance).

The author and poet Ernest William Hornung (1866 - 1921) also used the term in "The Gift of the Emperor" to describe something of poor quality: "I warmed to my woes. It was no easy matter to keep your end up as a raw freelance of letters; for my part, I was afraid I wrote neither well enough nor ill enough for success."

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Getting a check for a graphic I made yesterday! First time I'll be paid for freelance!
Kendalllopez (Kendall Lopez) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:14:03 -0000
Getting a check for a graphic I made yesterday! First time I'll be paid for freelance!
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@ahnubis PLEASE g.i.t. asap...I have a freelance gig for you and you're a tough guy to get a hold of!

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