'free-lance' definitions:

Definition of 'free-lance'

From: WordNet
adjective
Working for yourself [syn: freelance, free-lance, self-employed] [ant: salaried]
adjective
Serving for wages in a foreign army; "mercenary killers" [syn: mercenary(a), free-lance(a), freelance(a)]
noun
A writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them [syn: freelancer, freelance, free-lance, free lance, independent, self-employed person]

Definition of 'free-lance'

From: GCIDE
  • free-lance \free-lance\ v. i. to work on a free-lance basis; to work as a freelancer.
  • Syn: freelance. [WordNet 1.5] freelancer