freeter

As originally coined, the term freeter described "artists and musicians with a purpose in life who needed part-time work to make a living," says Reiko Kosugi, an expert on part-time Japanese workers at the Japan Institute of Labor, a government-funded think tank.

Japan's Young Slackers 2007

"If you're a 'freeter', there's no security," said the slender, 23-year-old Hiroki, who declined to give his full name, referring to youth who flit from part-time job to part-time job after leaving school.

Guardian Online 2010

"If you're a 'freeter', there's no security," said the slender, 23-year-old Hiroki, who declined to give his full name, referring to youth who flit from part-time job to part-time job after leaving school.

Guardian Online 2010

"If you're a 'freeter', there's no security," said the slender, 23-year-old Hiroki, who declined to give his full name, referring to youth who flit from part-time job to part-time job after leaving school.

Guardian Online 2010

"If you're a 'freeter', there's no security," said the slender, 23-year-old Hiroki, who declined to give his full name, referring to youth who flit from part-time job to part-time job after leaving school.

Guardian Online 2010

"If you're a 'freeter', there's no security," said the slender, 23-year-old Hiroki, who declined to give his full name, referring to youth who flit from part-time job to part-time job after leaving school.

Guardian Online 2010

"If you're a 'freeter', there's no security," said the slender, 23-year-old Hiroki, who declined to give his full name, referring to youth who flit from part-time job to part-time job after leaving school.

Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010

"If you're a 'freeter', there's no security," said the slender, 23-year-old Hiroki, who declined to give his full name, referring to youth who flit from part-time job to part-time job after leaving school.

Guardian Online 2010

"If you're a 'freeter', there's no security," said the slender, 23-year-old Hiroki, who declined to give his full name, referring to youth who flit from part-time job to part-time job after leaving school.

Guardian Online 2010

"If you're a 'freeter', there's no security," said the slender, 23-year-old Hiroki, who declined to give his full name, referring to youth who flit from part-time job to part-time job after leaving school.

Guardian Online 2010

‘Freeters’ were those forced to flit among part-time jobs for the entirety of their careers – a precursor of the gig economy.

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