The word freeter or freeta was first used around 1987 or 1988 and is thought to be an amalgamation of the English word free (or perhaps freelance) and the German word Arbeiter ("worker").

“飞特”的英文拼法freeter或freeta于1987或1988年首次使用，据说是英文单词free（自由）或freelance（自由职业）和德语单词Arbeiter（工人）的合成形式。

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