self-employed
noun [plural] WORKPLACEDefinition
the self-employed › people who do not work for an employer but have their own business or find work for themselves: The more flexible mortgage approach benefits those who expect their income to vary, such as the self-employed. → Compare employed noun
(Definition of self-employed noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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