Self-employed
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: working for oneself, rather than for an employer
Part of speech: noun
Definition: self-employed people
Freelance
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Of, or relating to a freelance
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To work as a freelanceTo produce or sell services as a freelance
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Someone who sells his services to employers without a long-term contractA medieval mercenary
Example sentence: My dad is a bank president and my mom was an accountant and they didn't think that seeking the life of a freelance writer was very practical, you see. Of course, I was just as determined to do it.