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  • noun An employee who was originally hired on a freelance basis (on a fixed-term contract) but has become permanent (but not necessarily with the same benefits as a full-time employee)

Etymologies

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Blend of permanent and freelancer

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  • permalancer – a freelance worker who has worked in one company for so long that he or she is virtually a permanent member of staff

    July 14, 2008