n. 1. a person who acts independently or without authorization of an organization or of his superiors. [ PJC ]
2. a person who pursues a profession independently, and not as the employee of an organization; -- used especially of writers or photographers who sell their work to organizations of which they are not employees. [ PJC ]
[furi-ta-](n) (abbr) (from freelance and arbeiter) young people subsisting on part-time work; one whose livelihood is provided by part-time work; (P)[Add to Longdo]