independent contractor
noun
: a person hired to do work who controls how the work is done
They hired an independent contractor to fix the roof.
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When Trump won the election, many independent contractor advocates thought the new administration would rework the rules and establish protection for legitimate independent contractors.
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Erik Sherman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Homer Landreth, a control systems engineer and independent contractor, is going for the Ironwood District seat, and Angeli Wesson, a certified hypnotherapist, is vying for the Willow seat.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Questions This week, a taxpayer asks: I was hired as an independent contractor, yet never filled out any paperwork prior to starting work.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
The former German government agent is an independent contractor representing NATO at the talks.
—EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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Erik Sherman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Homer Landreth, a control systems engineer and independent contractor, is going for the Ironwood District seat, and Angeli Wesson, a certified hypnotherapist, is vying for the Willow seat.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Questions This week, a taxpayer asks: I was hired as an independent contractor, yet never filled out any paperwork prior to starting work.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
The former German government agent is an independent contractor representing NATO at the talks.
—EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Independent contractor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/independent%20contractor. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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