free agent
Contract-seeking athlete
A free agent is someone not bound by contract or obligation to any particular organization.
In professional sports, a free agent can negotiate with any team: He became a free agent after his contract expired.
The term extends to anyone acting independently, without commitments: Now that she's divorced, she considers herself a free agent.
Freedom from external control
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- unaffiliatedNot formally connected
- uncommittedNot bound to anything
unattached · unfettered · autonomous · sovereign · liberated · self-directed · unconstrained · detached
Inscribing one's name
- rosterList of members
- salary capMaximum team player spending
- tradeExchange of commodities
- market valueCurrent trading price
draft · prospect · scout · team · league · player · contract year · unrestricted
Inscribing one's name
- termsConditions of an agreement
- clauseProvision in agreement
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- bonusReward beyond expectation
incentive · renewal · termination · provision · agreement · deal · commitment · negotiation
Ability to adapt easily
- transitionChange from one state
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- movementChange in position
- optionsAvailable courses of action
opportunities · portability · career change · lateral move · job market · headhunter · recruiter · poaching
independence
Freedom from external control
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- unaffiliatedNot formally connected
uncommitted · unattached · unfettered · autonomous · sovereign · liberated · self-directed · unconstrained · detached · nonaligned
signing
Inscribing one's name
- rosterList of members
- salary capMaximum team player spending
- tradeExchange of commodities
market value · draft · prospect · scout · team · league · player · contract year · unrestricted · restricted
signing
Inscribing one's name
- termsConditions of an agreement
- clauseProvision in agreement
- compensationPayment for services rendered
bonus · incentive · renewal · termination · provision · agreement · deal · commitment · negotiation · duration
flexibility
Ability to adapt easily
- transitionChange from one state
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- movementChange in position
options · opportunities · portability · career change · lateral move · job market · headhunter · recruiter · poaching · transferable skills
- MLBbaseball, Yankees, Red Sox, Cardinals, Giants
- esports playersMVP, world champion, team captain, rookie, veteran
- baseballbaseball, bat, pitchers, catchers, pitcher
- Pro Sportsteam, teams, league, players, roster
- sports termssoccer, football, basketball, tennis, golf
- competitor statusactive, inactive, retired, current, former
free agentunder contract
Obligated by formal agreement
franchise player · indentured · team player · draft pick · locked up
free agentcaptive
One held by force
subordinate · employee · conscript · dependent · company man
free agentteam player
One who collaborates willingly
loyalist · lifer · true believer · insider · institutionalist
free, freedom, agent, agency, freed, freeing, freely, agents, enfranchise