freelance vs hackney

freelance

adj
  • Of, or relating to a freelance; without employment contract. 

verb
  • To produce or sell services as a freelance. 

  • To work as a freelance. 

noun
  • A medieval mercenary. 

  • Someone who sells their services to clients without a long-term employment contract. 

hackney

adj
  • Offered for hire. 

  • Much used; trite; mean. 

verb
  • To make uninteresting or trite by frequent use. 

  • To use as a hackney. 

  • To carry in a hackney coach. 

noun
  • A carriage for hire or a cab. 

  • A horse used to ride or drive. 

  • A breed of English horse. 

How often have the words freelance and hackney occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )