ronin

Examples

• All

• The job market is tough, and more people are becoming ronin, pursuing work on their own terms.

• Today we may be ronin, but now the time has come.

  47 Ronin (2013)

• Become a ronin.

  The Wolverine (2013)

• Many entrepreneurs choose the ronin lifestyle, taking on freelance jobs instead of a full-time position.

• As a ronin, she enjoyed the freedom of working on various projects without being tied to a single company.

Synonyms

I

independent

vsronin

23 4.2

A writer or artist who works for different employers without a long contract

is a person without a regular position who often moves between jobs

F

freelance

vsronin

14 3.8

A person who works for different clients, not in a permanent job

is not tied to a steady employer and may move between jobs

S

self-employed person

vsronin

2 3.6

A person who works for themselves and has no employer

is without regular employment and may work for many short term employers

Antonyms

E

employed

1.0

Having a paid job

How Secure

jobholder

1 2.7

freelancer

38 3.9

temp

• Informal

119 3.8

casual

• UK

4 5.6

ronin

1 9.7

unemployed person

1 2.0

Surface Forms

Etymology