"free agent" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: free agents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} free agent (plural free agents)
  1. (sports) A professional athlete who is free to play for or sign a contract to play for any team. Categories (topical): Sports, Athletes, People Related terms: free agency
    Sense id: en-free_agent-en-noun-0yUTBqyI Disambiguation of Athletes: 66 34 Disambiguation of People: 69 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. A person who acts freely, or without constraint to a higher power.
    Sense id: en-free_agent-en-noun-RVmVi8QN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 35 65

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