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autónomo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • autonomous adjective Governing or managing itself without outside control.
  • contractor noun A person or company hired to carry out building or construction work.
  • freelancer noun A person who works independently for multiple clients rather than for a single employer.

Senses

autónomo is used for these senses in English:

  • autonomous Self-governing. Intelligent, sentient, self-aware, thinking, feeling, governing independently.
  • autonomous Acting on one's own or independently; of a child, acting without being governed by parental or guardian rules.
  • contractor A person hired to do a job on a business contract, as opposed to a permanent employee.
  • freelancer Someone who freelances.
  • self-employed Working for oneself, rather than for an employer.

autonomous — full definition

  1. adjective Governing or managing itself without outside control.
  2. adjective Able to act or operate on its own, without a human directly controlling it.

contractor — full definition

  1. noun A person or company hired to carry out building or construction work.
  2. noun Someone hired to do a specific job under a contract rather than as a permanent employee.

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