# freelancer
## English
### Etymology

From freelance +‎ -er.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈfɹiː.lɑːn.sə/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈfɹiˌlæn.səɹ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -iːlɑːnsə(ɹ)
* Hyphenation: free‧lan‧cer

### Noun

freelancer (plural freelancers)
* Someone who freelances.
    Hyponym: stringer
* (EMS, fire service, law enforcement) One who performs duties outside of the chain of command and SOPs.

#### Derived terms

* permalancer

#### Translations
## Finnish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English freelancer.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfriːlænser/, [ˈfriːlæns̠e̞r]
* IPA: /ˈfriːlɑnser/, [ˈfriːlɑ̝ns̠e̞r]
* Rhymes: -iːlænser

### Noun

freelancer
* freelancer

#### Declension

In speech, ä may be used for vowel harmony depending on the pronunciation.
Possessive forms of freelancer (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
freelancerini
freelancerini
accusative
nom.
freelancerini
freelancerini
gen.
freelancerini
genitive
freelancerini
freelancerieni freelancereideni freelancereitteni
partitive
freelanceriani
freelancereitani freelancerejani
inessive
freelancerissani
freelancereissani
elative
freelanceristani
freelancereistani
illative
freelanceriini
freelancereihini
adessive
freelancerillani
freelancereillani
ablative
freelanceriltani
freelancereiltani
allative
freelancerilleni
freelancereilleni
essive
freelancerinani
freelancereinani
translative
freelancerikseni
freelancereikseni
abessive
freelancerittani
freelancereittani
instructive
comitative
—freelancereineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
freelancerisi
freelancerisi
accusative
nom.
freelancerisi
freelancerisi
gen.
freelancerisi
genitive
freelancerisi
freelanceriesi freelancereidesi freelancereittesi
partitive
freelanceriasi
freelancereitasi freelancerejasi
inessive
freelancerissasi
freelancereissasi
elative
freelanceristasi
freelancereistasi
illative
freelanceriisi
freelancereihisi
adessive
freelancerillasi
freelancereillasi
ablative
freelanceriltasi
freelancereiltasi
allative
freelancerillesi
freelancereillesi
essive
freelancerinasi
freelancereinasi
translative
freelanceriksesi
freelancereiksesi
abessive
freelancerittasi
freelancereittasi
instructive
comitative
—freelancereinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
freelancerimme
freelancerimme
accusative
nom.
freelancerimme
freelancerimme
gen.
freelancerimme
genitive
freelancerimme
freelanceriemme freelancereidemme freelancereittemme
partitive
freelanceriamme
freelancereitamme freelancerejamme
inessive
freelancerissamme
freelancereissamme
elative
freelanceristamme
freelancereistamme
illative
freelanceriimme
freelancereihimme
adessive
freelancerillamme
freelancereillamme
ablative
freelanceriltamme
freelancereiltamme
allative
freelancerillemme
freelancereillemme
essive
freelancerinamme
freelancereinamme
translative
freelanceriksemme
freelancereiksemme
abessive
freelancerittamme
freelancereittamme
instructive
comitative
—freelancereinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
freelancerinne
freelancerinne
accusative
nom.
freelancerinne
freelancerinne
gen.
freelancerinne
genitive
freelancerinne
freelancerienne freelancereidenne freelancereittenne
partitive
freelancerianne
freelancereitanne freelancerejanne
inessive
freelancerissanne
freelancereissanne
elative
freelanceristanne
freelancereistanne
illative
freelanceriinne
freelancereihinne
adessive
freelancerillanne
freelancereillanne
ablative
freelanceriltanne
freelancereiltanne
allative
freelancerillenne
freelancereillenne
essive
freelancerinanne
freelancereinanne
translative
freelanceriksenne
freelancereiksenne
abessive
freelancerittanne
freelancereittanne
instructive
comitative
—freelancereinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
freelancerinsa
freelancerinsa
accusative
nom.
freelancerinsa
freelancerinsa
gen.
freelancerinsa
genitive
freelancerinsa
freelanceriensa freelancereidensa freelancereittensa
partitive
freelanceriaan freelanceriansa
freelancereitaan freelancerejaan freelancereitansa freelancerejansa
inessive
freelancerissaan freelancerissansa
freelancereissaan freelancereissansa
elative
freelanceristaan freelanceristansa
freelancereistaan freelancereistansa
illative
freelanceriinsa
freelancereihinsa
adessive
freelancerillaan freelancerillansa
freelancereillaan freelancereillansa
ablative
freelanceriltaan freelanceriltansa
freelancereiltaan freelancereiltansa
allative
freelancerilleen freelancerillensa
freelancereilleen freelancereillensa
essive
freelancerinaan freelancerinansa
freelancereinaan freelancereinansa
translative
freelancerikseen freelanceriksensa
freelancereikseen freelancereiksensa
abessive
freelancerittaan freelancerittansa
freelancereittaan freelancereittansa
instructive
comitative
—freelancereineen freelancereinensa :

### Further reading

* “freelancer”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English freelancer.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /friˈlan.sɛr/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ansɛr
* Syllabification: free‧lan‧cer

### Noun

freelancer m pers (female equivalent freelancerka)
* freelancer
    Synonym: wolny strzelec

#### Declension
### Further reading

* freelancer in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* freelancer in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English freelancer.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /fɾiˈlɐ̃.seʁ/ [fɾiˈlɐ̃.seh]
* (Brazil) IPA: /fɾiˈlɐ̃.seʁ/ [fɾiˈlɐ̃.seh]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /fɾiˈlɐ̃.seɾ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /fɾiˈlɐ̃.seʁ/ [fɾiˈlɐ̃.seχ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /fɾiˈlɐ̃.seɻ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /fɾiˈlɐ̃.sɛɾ/
* Rhymes: -ɐ̃seʁ, -ɐ̃sɛɾ
* Hyphenation: free‧lan‧cer

### Noun

freelancer m or f by sense (plural freelancers)
* freelancer (someone who freelances)
    Synonym: freela

#### Related terms

* freelance

### Further reading

* “freelancer”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “freelancer”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025
* “freelancer”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “freelancer”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “freelancer”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025