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.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Contractornoun

   One of the parties to a contract or bargain.

   Etymology: from contract.

   Let the measure of your affirmation or denial be the understanding of your contractor; for he that deceives the buyer or the seller by speaking what is true, in a sense not understood by the other, is a thief. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of Living Holy.

   All matches, friendships, and societies are dangerous and inconvenient, where the contractors are not equals. Roger L'Estrange.

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

2. 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. 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.

2. The US:

   Two The US service members, one Department of Defense( DoD) civilian and one contractor supporting DoD were killed and three service members were injured while conducting a local engagement in Manbij, Syria, initial reports indicate an explosion caused the casualties, and the incident is under investigation.

3. Manuel Benitez:

   It is likely, everything depends on the contractor.

4. Michael Hess:

   What's happening in commercial crew is a big deal, crew Dragon, Crew Dragon, was designed and built by SpaceX, not by NASA and traditional contractor partnerships. Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will definitely be earning Bob Behnken spacecraft test pilot wings with this mission. Also, the Space Station Program is really looking forward to another way to rotate crews to [ the ] station to perform science and experiments to benefit all.

5. Pennsylvania Turnpike Chairman Sean Logan:

   On behalf of my fellow Turnpike commissioners and everybody in the PA Turnpike family, we are all deeply saddened by this horrific tragedy, our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of the deceased victims, the turnpike employee and the contractor. We cannot imagine what the families must be feeling right now. Certainly, today will be a day that none of us will soon forget.

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