employ : Idioms & Phrases
In one's employ
- in one's service.
Webster 1913
self-employed
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adjective working for yourself
freelance; free-lance.
WordNet
self-employed person
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noun a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
independent; freelance; freelancer; free-lance; free lance.
WordNet
To employ one's self
- to apply or devote one's time and attention; to busy one's self.