contractor
Meaning
- A person or company that builds or improves buildings.
- 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.
Synonyms
building contractor
contractile organ
business person
engineering firm
undertaker of a package deal
contracting agency
contraction section
Translations
contratista
entrepreneur
contractista
accollatario
Bauunternehmer
εργολάβος
bouwondernemer Auftragnehmer
müteahhitFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɒnˌtɹæk.tə(ɹ)/
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin contractor, from Latin contract-, stem of contractus + -tor. First attested in the 16th century.
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