free-agent
Athlete seeking contract
A free agent is a professional athlete not under contract to any team and therefore able to sign with any team that wants them.
The term extends to anyone unattached and able to act independently: After the divorce, he saw himself as a free agent again.
In philosophy, a free agent is someone capable of acting by their own will rather than being determined by external forces.
Bearing no signature
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- rosterList of members
- signingInscribing one's name
- offseasonPeriod without regular competition
negotiation · draft · trade · salary cap · unrestricted · restricted · market · bidding
Free from external control
- self-employedWorking independently, not hired
- freelancerSelf-employed service provider
- contractorHired construction professional
- consultantProfessional advice provider
unaffiliated · entrepreneur · solo · gig · autonomous · portfolio · client · pitch
Not joined or connected
- uncommittedNot bound to anything
- unboundNot tied down
- untetheredNot fastened to anything
- liberatedReleased from confinement
independent · single · available · footloose · unfettered · self-directed · sovereign · masterless
unsigned
Bearing no signature
offseason · negotiation · draft · trade · salary cap · unrestricted · restricted · market · bidding · team
independent
Free from external control
- self-employedWorking independently, not hired
- freelancerSelf-employed service provider
- contractorHired construction professional
consultant · unaffiliated · entrepreneur · solo · gig · autonomous · portfolio · client · pitch · hustle
unattached
Not joined or connected
- uncommittedNot bound to anything
- unboundNot tied down
- untetheredNot fastened to anything
liberated · independent · single · available · footloose · unfettered · self-directed · sovereign · masterless · beholden
free-agentunder contract
Obligated by formal agreement
franchise player · indentured · tenured · draft pick · bound
free-agentcaptive
One held by force
bound · dependent · subordinate · obligated · employee
free-agentteam member
Individual within a group
insider · company man · employee · affiliate · loyalist
free, agent, freely, freedom, freer, freest, freeing, freed, unfree