subcontractor

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subcontractor

noun subcontractors

A contractor hired by another contractor (often a general contractor) and thus employed by that contractor rather than directly hired by the customer.
Similar: sub

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noun contractor hired by contractor

中文	分包商 fēnbāoshāng
Português	subempreiteiro
Français	sous-traitant, sous-traitante
Deutsch	Subunternehmer
Ελληνικά	υπεργολάβος ypergolávos
Русский	субподря́дчик subpodrjádčik, заво́д-подря́дчик zavód-podrjádčik, сме́жник sméžnik
العربية	مقاول

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@misc{subcontractor_2026,
  title = {subcontractor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/subcontractor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}