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free agent
noun
a person who is self-determining and is not responsible for their actions to any authority.
a professional athlete who is not under contract and is free to auction off their services and sign a contract with the team that offers the most money.
free agent
noun
a person whose actions are not constrained by others
Other Word Forms
- free agency noun
- free agentry noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of free agent1
Idioms and Phrases
A person not under compulsion or constraint, not responsible to any authority for his or her actions. For example, After he quit his job, he decided to pursue the same line of work as a free agent . Originally used to describe a person subject to the philosophic concept of free will (as opposed to determinism), this expression was first recorded in 1662. Later it was extended to mean “someone not under obligation to an authority.”
A professional athlete who is free to sign a contract with any team. For example, After he was released from the Yankees, he was a free agent and could shop around for the team that offered the most money . [Second half of 1900s]
Example Sentences
You are a free agent and have the flexibility to spend the holidays how you wish.
Landman, 27, is a fourth-year pro who played in college at Colorado and signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent.
Friday’s decision — which will make Phillips a free agent — reflects the uncertainty around the pitcher’s status for next season, following the Tommy John procedure he had last June.
But after a brief, unremarkable turn as an undrafted free agent in the NFL, he realized his future lay in business, not on the field.
Nikko Reed, whom the Chargers signed as an undrafted free agent out of Oregon, got his “feet wet” two weeks ago against the Tennessee Titans before being thrust into action against Aaron Rodgers and Steelers.
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