gig worker

American  

[gig wurk-er] / ˈgɪg ˌwɜrk ər /

noun

plural

gig workers

1. a worker in the gig economy; someone who engages in on-demand freelance or contract work as a source of income.

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Example Sentences

For example, companies who are Microsoft clients will likely limit usage to MS Copilot given their need to realize a return on their license fees while a gig worker has the option of using the full suite of tools and capabilities of OpenAI, Google or Anthropic.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s a wonderful life, if you’re rich; not so much when you’re a gig worker.

From The Wall Street Journal

Osborn’s appeal is an everyman’s plainspokenness tuned into the anger and disenchantment not only of the Midwest factory worker and farmer but of the Silicon Valley gig worker, the Hollywood tradesperson and the Las Vegas waitress: “I don’t call it economic populism. I call it paycheck populism,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Brian Dorsey’s argument for why he should not be executed by the state of Missouri requires the kind of math familiar to any gig worker.

From Los Angeles Times

Here’s what to know about the Minneapolis measure and gig worker negotiations across the country:

From Seattle Times