Documents released by the Agriculture Department show it paid a freelance writer $9,375 in 2003 to "research and write articles for hunting and fishing magazines describing the benefits of NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service) programs."

　　Three articles by the writer, Dave Smith, appeared late last year in two magazines aimed at hunting and fishing enthusiasts: Outdoor Oklahoma, published by that state's Department of Wildlife Conservation, and Washington-Oregon Game & Fish, published by Primedia.

　　Freelance意为“自由作家；自由记者；自由劳动者”，亦可作动词，例如：a journalist who freelances（作自由撰稿人的记者）；freelanced the article to a magazine publisher.（为一位杂志出版社自由撰稿）。
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此外，freelance还有"独立行动者"和"中世纪雇佣军"等含义。

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