What does freelancer mean?

A freelancer is a term commonly used for a person who is self-employed and is not necessarily committed to a particular employer long-term. Typically, freelancers are considered self-employed and may do such contract work full-time or as a side job to supplement some other full-time employment, time permitting. Freelancers as independent contractors typically require signed contracts for the job to be done and will agree to a pre-determined fee based on the time and effort required to complete the task. This fee may be a flat fee or per-hour, per-day, per-project, or some other similar measure.