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FREE-LANCE WRITER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-07-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- News and Journalism (General)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Performing Arts (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- freelance
1, record 1, English, freelance
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- free lance 2, record 1, English, free%20lance
correct, noun
- free-lancer 3, record 1, English, free%2Dlancer
correct
- freelancer 1, record 1, English, freelancer
correct
- free-lance writer 4, record 1, English, free%2Dlance%20writer
correct
- free lance journalist 5, record 1, English, free%20lance%20journalist
- space writer 6, record 1, English, space%20writer
- freelance journalist 7, record 1, English, freelance%20journalist
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a writer ... who is not under contract for regular work but sells his writings or services to individual buyers. 1, record 1, English, - freelance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a free-lance science writer.... 8, record 1, English, - freelance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Information et journalisme (Généralités)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Arts du spectacle (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pigiste
1, record 1, French, pigiste
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- journaliste payé à la pige 2, record 1, French, journaliste%20pay%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20la%20pige
masculine noun
- journaliste à la pige 3, record 1, French, journaliste%20%C3%A0%20la%20pige
masculine and feminine noun
- journaliste indépendant 4, record 1, French, journaliste%20ind%C3%A9pendant
masculine noun
- passant 5, record 1, French, passant
masculine noun, obsolete
- journaliste pigiste 6, record 1, French, journaliste%20pigiste
masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
journaliste qui fait des articles à la pige [...] 5, record 1, French, - pigiste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les pigistes travaillant comme reporters ne sont pas partie à la convention collective des journalistes. 7, record 1, French, - pigiste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[journaliste pigiste] : Source(s) : Glossaire du recensement de 1991 - version du 31 mars 1995. 6, record 1, French, - pigiste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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