Definitions for contractor
ˈkɒn træk tər, kənˈtræk tərcon·trac·tor

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. contractor(noun)

   someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things

2. contractor, declarer(noun)

   the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps

3. contractor(noun)

   (law) a party to a contract

4. contractile organ, contractor(noun)

   a bodily organ that contracts

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. contractor(Noun)

   A person who executes the building or improving of buildings.

2. contractor(Noun)

   A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects.

3. contractor(Noun)

   A person or company hired to maintain existing facilities like air conditioning systems, groundskeeping, etc.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

   Etymology: [L.]

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'contractor' in Nouns Frequency: #2199

How to pronounce contractor?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of contractor in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of contractor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of contractor in a Sentence

1. Alan Dranow:

   Enter the doors from the very first Ben Franklin store. According to Alan Dranow, the doors were kept for decades in a warehouse by Gene Ivy, co-owner of the Arkansas-based contractor Ivy Brothers Construction. The company was charged with renovating Walton’s first store in Newport in the 1960s -- and the original doors have been kept in storage since then. Gene Ivy kept the doors in Gene Ivy garage after Gene Ivy retired. When Gene Ivy died in 2014, one of his grandchildren contacted a Walmart Museum employee about what to do with salvaged store relics. The Walmart Museum, which first opened in 1990 as the Walmart Visitor Center, was more than happy to take in the prized store relics this summer. But Alan Dranow admits the doors have seen their share of wear and tear. Because Walton’s store was so popular Sam Walton had more traffic than anybody. The door is worn on the side where you push to get in.

2. Former CIA director David Petraeus:

   The reasoning seems to be to show in the most significant way possible that the US is just not going to allow the continued violence—the rocketing of our bases, the killing of an American contractor, the attacks on shipping, on unarmed drones—without a very significant response.

3. Gunilla Fransson:

   Winning as prime contractor looks unlikely, but I still believe there are other opportunities.

4. Scott Fowler:

   She really believes she hears the faint cries of an infant. She summons her husband, who is a self-employed grading contractor. He arrives in the area and descends about a 75-foot ravine to find the child alone with a car seat over the bank.

5. Richard Bitzinger:

   Singapore is pretty desirable for every defense contractor, the value of winning a contract from Singapore goes beyond the dollars and cents. It is an affirmation of the product and the company.

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