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    contractor
    /kənˈtraktə/

    noun

    • 1. a person or firm that undertakes a contract to provide materials or labour to perform a service or do a job: "the school meals service is provided by private contractors"

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  2. a person or company that signs a contract to supply materials or workers to perform a service or a job: He is a building contractor who was working on hurricane repair in Florida. They are one of the nation's largest airport security contractors. Set designers work with contractors to build an entire new set for each episode.

  3. The meaning of CONTRACTOR is one that contracts or is party to a contract. How to use contractor in a sentence.

  4. Contractor definition: a person who contracts to furnish supplies or perform work at a certain price or rate.. See examples of CONTRACTOR used in a sentence.

  5. 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.

  6. con·trac·tor. (kŏn′trăk′tər, kən-trăk′-) n. 1. One that agrees to furnish materials or perform services at a specified price, especially for construction work. 2. Something, especially a muscle, that contracts.

  7. a person or company that has a contract to do work or provide goods or services for another company. a building/roofing/electrical contractor. a defence/security/military/civilian contractor. a private/an independent contractor. to employ an outside contractor. Extra Examples. see also subcontractor. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.

  8. A contractor is someone who is hired to build something. As a contractor at a building site, it is highly recommended you keep your hard hat on at all times. When you think of contractor, you may picture construction sites; however, the word has other meanings as well.

  9. CONTRACTOR definition: a person or company that supplies goods or does work for other people. Learn more.

  10. 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; often, specif., a general contractor. Webster's New World

  11. CONTRACTOR meaning: a person who is hired to perform work or to provide goods at a certain price or within a certain time.