self-employed

From self- + employed.

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self-employed (not comparable)

1. Working for oneself, rather than for an employer.
   • 2023, Japan Today, 85-year-old man arrested for stealing condoms from convenience store:

     Police said Ko Sasaki, of no fixed address and who claims to be self-employed, took two packs of condoms, worth about 2,000 yen, and tried to leave the store without paying for them.