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Consultant vs Freelance - What's the difference?

consultant | freelance |

As nouns the difference between consultant and freelance

is that consultant is a person or party that is consulted while freelance is someone who sells his services to employers without a long-term contract.

As an adjective freelance is

of, or relating to a freelance; without contract.

As a verb freelance is

to work as a freelance.

consultant

Noun

(en noun)
  • a person or party that is consulted.
  • a person whose occupation is to be consulted for their expertise, advice, or help in an area or specialty. Alternatively, a party whose business is to be similarly consulted.
  • freelance

    English

    Alternative forms

    * free-lance

    Noun

    (wikipedia freelance) (en noun)
  • Someone who sells his services to employers without a long-term contract
  • A medieval mercenary
  • Synonyms

    * (medieval mercenary) see

    Derived terms

    * freelancer

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, or relating to a freelance; without contract
  • He was a freelance writer for several magazines.

    Verb

    (freelanc)
  • To work as a freelance
  • To produce or sell services as a freelance