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contractor¹
- /ˈkɒnˌtɹæk.tə(ɹ)/ UK
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Late Latin contractor, from Latin contract-, stem of contractus + -tor. First attested in the 16th century.
noun contractors
- A person or company that builds or improves buildings or structures. Two days later, walking beyond the usual limit of the conventional promenade, Carrados reached a rough wooden hut such as contractors erect during the progress of their work.
- A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects.
- A person or company hired to maintain existing facilities like air conditioning systems, groundskeeping, etc.
- A person hired to do a job on a business contract, as opposed to a permanent employee. It looks like you're off to a three-hour staff meeting that doesn't apply to me. I'm glad I'm a highly-paid contractor. I'll be increasing my skills while you fight to get oxygen to your brains.
Contractor²
Where it comes from
From contractor, an occupational surname for a supplier of goods or services; this surname originated in India, but derives from the English word.
proper noun Contractors
- A surname originating as an occupation.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: builder, architect, construction, engineer, dealership, worker, undertaking, undertaker, decoration, deliverer, shipper, purveyor, vendor, subcontractor, developer, provider
Translations
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noun A person or company that constructs or improves buildings or structures
| Español | constructor, contratista |
|---|---|
| Português | pedreiro |
| Français | entrepreneur |
| Deutsch | Bauunternehmer, Bauausführer |
| Italiano | appaltatore |
| Ελληνικά | εργολάβος ergolávos |
| Română | antreprenor, constructor |
| Русский | подря́дчик podrjádčik, подря́дчица podrjádčica, контра́ктор kontráktor |
| العربية | مُقَاوِل muqāwil |
| עברית | קבלן בניין \ קַבְּלַן בִּנְיָן kab'lán binyán |
noun A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects
| Français | sous-traitant |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Auftragnehmer, Firma |
| עברית | קַבְּלָן kab'lán, קַבְּלָנִית kab'lanít |
noun A person or company hired to maintain existing facilities
| Deutsch | Wartungsfirma |
|---|---|
| Русский | подря́дчик podrjádčik, подря́дчица podrjádčica |
noun A person on a business contract, as opposed to a permanent employee
| हिन्दी | ठेकेदार ṭhekedār |
|---|---|
| Português | autônomo, terceirizado |
| Français | contractant |
| Italiano | appaltatore, committente |
| Română | contractant, contractantă |
| Русский | подря́дчик podrjádčik |
Talk about this word "contractor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/contractor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. contractor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/contractor "contractor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/contractor.Cite this
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title = {contractor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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