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French
Etymology
From pige + -iste.
Pronunciation
Noun
pigiste m or f by sense (plural pigistes)
- freelance journalist
2000, Frédéric Beigbeder, 99 francs, Gallimard, →ISBN, page 47:Les gens me demandent souvent pourquoi les créatifs sont surpayés. Un pigiste qui met une semaine a rédiger un article pour Le Figaro va être payé cinquante fois moins qu’un rédac qui prend dix minutes pour pondre une affiche en free-lance.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Adjective
pigiste (plural pigistes)
- freelance (journalist, writer)
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