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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A professional athlete who is free to sign a contract with any team.

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  • noun sports A professional athlete who is free to play for or sign a contract to play for any team.
  • noun A person who acts freely, or without constraint to a higher power.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun (sports) a professional athlete who is free to sign a contract to play for any team
  • noun someone acting freely or even irresponsibly

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