A contractor is a person or company that does work for other people or organizations.
[business]
We told the building contractor that we wanted a garage big enough for two cars.
...a major U.S. defense contractor.
contractor in British English
(ˈkɒntræktə, kənˈtræk-)
noun
1.
a person or firm that contracts to supply materials or labour, esp for building
2.
something that contracts, esp a muscle
3. law
a person who is a party to a contract
4.
the declarer in bridge
contractor in American English
(ˈkɑnˌtræktər; also, and for 3 usually, kənˈtræktər)
noun
1.
one of the parties to a contract
2.
a person who contracts to supply certain materials or do certain work for a stipulated sum, esp. one who does so in any of the building trades
3.
a thing that contracts, narrows, or shortens; esp., a muscle that contracts
Examples of 'contractor' in a sentence
contractor
The contractor started to tear down the house a whole week ahead of schedule.
Arthur, Robert THREE IN ONE (2001)
The council should be filling in the holes, not a private contractor.
Clive Barker GALILEE (2001)
She called in a contractor to make the necessary repairs, then turned the space over to a real estate broker for leasing.
Lawson, Jonell ROSES ARE FOR THE RICH (2001)
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In other languages
contractor
British English: contractor /ˈkɒntræktə; kənˈtræk-/ NOUN
A contractor is a person or company that works for other people or companies.
...a building contractor.
American English: contractor
Arabic: مُقَاوِل
Brazilian Portuguese: empreiteiro
Chinese: 承包商
Croatian: ugovaratelj
Czech: dodavatel
Danish: entreprenør
Dutch: aannemer
European Spanish: contratista
Finnish: urakoitsija
French: sous-traitant
German: Auftragnehmer
Greek: ανάδοχος
Italian: contraente
Japanese: 契約人
Korean: 계약자
Norwegian: entreprenør
Polish: kontrahent
European Portuguese: empreiteiro
Romanian: contractor
Russian: подрядчик
Latin American Spanish: contratista
Swedish: underleverantör
Thai: ผู้ทำสัญญา
Turkish: yüklenici
Ukrainian: підрядник
Vietnamese: nhà thầu
All related terms of 'contractor'
general contractor
a person who contracts to construct a building or buildings, for a stipulated sum , in accordance with certain plans and specifications , or to remodel or build an addition to a building
haulage contractor
a person or firm that transports goods by lorry
building contractor
an individual or company that contracts for the construction of houses, etc
independent contractor
An independent contractor is a person who is in business for themselves, and is hired to perform a task or service for a company.
subcontractor
A subcontractor is a person or firm that has a contract to do part of a job which another firm is responsible for.