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

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

1. contractornoun

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

2. contractor, declarernoun

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

3. contractornoun

   (law) a party to a contract

4. contractile organ, contractornoun

   a bodily organ that contracts

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. contractornoun

   A person who executes the building or improving of buildings.

2. contractornoun

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

3. contractornoun

   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. Contractornoun

   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.]

Matched Categories

1. • Bridge Player
   • Builder
   • Law
   • Party

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

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

How to pronounce contractor?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say contractor in sign language?

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. Manuel Benitez:

   It is likely, everything depends on the contractor.

2. Gunilla Fransson:

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

3. 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.

4. Hank Johnson:

   It seems like this is a renegade contractor visiting abuse on military personnel and live animals, it’s mind-boggling. It’s like a diabolical mad scientist at work in a horror movie.

5. The IOC:

   The city recognizes that the PPP contractor most likely has two primary objectives, maximize land value and deliver venue obligations at least cost, the city must be diligent in making sure the Games obligations are fully met.

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