"independent contractor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: independent contractors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} independent contractor (plural independent contractors)
  1. A person working independently, under a contract; a self-employed person. Translations (person working independently): 獨立承包人 (Chinese Mandarin), 独立承包人 (dúlì chéngbāorén) (Chinese Mandarin), 獨立承包商 (Chinese Mandarin), 独立承包商 (dúlì chéngbāoshāng) (Chinese Mandarin), urakoitsija (Finnish), незави́симый подря́дчик (nezavísimyj podrjádčik) [masculine] (Russian), cùnnradair neo-eisimealach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-independent_contractor-en-noun-Rol-yw~b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with non-redundant manual transliterations

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Download JSON data for independent contractor meaning in English (1.8kB)

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