Definitions for Contractorˈkɒn træk tər, kənˈtræk tər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
con•trac•torˈkɒn træk tər, kənˈtræk tər(n.)
a person who contracts to furnish supplies or perform work at a certain price, esp. in construction.
a thing that contracts, esp. a muscle.
Origin of contractor:
1540–50; < LL
Princeton's WordNet
contractor(noun)
someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things
contractor, declarer(noun)
the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps
contractor(noun)
(law) a party to a contract
contractile organ, contractor(noun)
a bodily organ that contracts
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
contractor(noun)ˈkɒn træk tər, kənˈtræk tər
sb who does work for another person or organization
IT contractors
Wiktionary
contractor(Noun)
A person who executes the building or improving of buildings.
contractor(Noun)
A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects.
contractor(Noun)
A person or company hired to maintain existing facilities like air conditioning systems, groundskeeping, etc.
Webster Dictionary
Contractor(noun)
one who contracts; one of the parties to a bargain; one who covenants to do anything for another; specifically, one who contracts to perform work on a rather large scale, at a certain price or rate, as in building houses or making a railroad
Translations for Contractor
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
contractor(noun)
a person or firm that promises to do work or supply goods at a fixed rate
a building contractor.
- kontrakteurAfrikaans
- مُقاوِل، مُتَعَهِّدArabic
- предприемачBulgarian
- empreiteiroPortuguese (BR)
- podnikatel, dodavatelCzech
- der UnternehmerGerman
- entreprenør; leverandørDanish
- εργολάβοςGreek
- contratistaSpanish
- töövõtja, hankijaEstonian
- پیمانکارFarsi
- urakoitsijaFinnish
- entrepreneur/-eureFrench
- קַבּלָןHebrew
- ठेकेदारHindi
- ugovaratelj, poduzetnik, dobavljačCroatian
- vállalkozóHungarian
- kontraktorIndonesian
- verktakiIcelandic
- imprenditore, appaltatoreItalian
- 請負人Japanese
- 계약자Korean
- rangovas, tiekėjasLithuanian
- līgumslēdzēja puse; darba uzņēmējsLatvian
- kontraktorMalay
- aannemerDutch
- entreprenørNorwegian
- przedsiębiorca, kontrahentPolish
- پیمانکارPersian
- څوک چی قرار داد کویPashto
- empreiteiroPortuguese
- antreprenorRomanian
- подрядчикRussian
- dodávateľ, zmluvná stranaSlovak
- izvajalec pogodbeSlovenian
- ugovaračSerbian
- entreprenör, leverantörSwedish
- ผู้ทำสัญญาThai
- müteahhitTurkish
- 承包人(商)Chinese (Trad.)
- підрядчикUkrainian
- ٹھیکیدارUrdu
- nhà thầuVietnamese
- 承包人（商），承包单位Chinese (Simp.)
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