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portfolio worker

portˈfolio ˌworker: listen to British English pronunciationportˈfolio ˌworker: listen to American pronunciation noun [C]

Definition

HR, WORKPLACE a person who works for several different companies or organizations at the same time:
A portfolio worker may have a variety of different clients that they offer different services to, or they may work part-time for a company and have their own business as well.
portfolio working noun [U]
We can help you with the transition from employment by one organization to portfolio working.
(Definition of portfolio worker noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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