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contractant

/kənˈtɹækt.ənt/ UK
/kənˈtɹakt.ənt/ UK
/ˈkɒn-/ UK, contemporary
/ˈkɔːn-/ UK
/kənˈtɹækt.ənt/ US
/ˈkɔn-/ US
/ˈkɑn-/ US, cot caught merger
/kənˈtɹækt.ənt/ Canada
/ˈkɒn-/ Canada, standard
/ˈkɑn-/ Canada, dialectal
/kənˈtɹækt.ənt/ Australia
/ˈkɔn-/ Australia
/kənˈtɹɛkt.ənt/ New Zealand
/ˈkɒn-/ New Zealand
/kənˈtɹakt.ənt/ Scotland
/ˈkɔn-/ Scotland

Rhymes with -æktənt, -ɒntɹæktənt

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French contractant (“contracting”), the present participle of contracter (“to contract”). First attested in 1721. By surface analysis, contract + -ant.

noun contractants

rare A contracting party; one that contracts. That trading vessels of any of the contractant, under convoy, shall lodge with the commander of the convoying vessel their passports and certificates or sea-letters, drawn up according to a certain form.
rare Synonym of condensation.
Similar: condensation

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@misc{contractant_2026,
  title = {contractant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/contractant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}