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

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. contractor

   A contractor is an individual or organization that is contracted to perform specific tasks or provide certain services for a client within a specific timeframe. This can include a wide range of services, from construction and home improvement projects to informational technology services. Contractors operate independently, and they are not considered employees of the hiring company. They often have specialized skills or expertise in their field.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CONTRACTOR

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Contractor is ranked #40371 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Contractor surname appeared 542 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Contractor.
   
   88% or 477 total occurrences were Asian.
   6.8% or 37 total occurrences were White.
   3.8% or 21 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.1% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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. Steve Schooner:

   The firm that is in the Pentagon providing IT services to all of the different components who everyone looks to as the go-to contractor for all of their needs, they're going to be first in line when new innovations and technologies are introduced into the defense space.

2. Donald Trump:

   Iran killed an American contractor, wounding many. We strongly responded, and always will, now Iran is orchestrating an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. They will be held fully responsible.

3. Van Beurden:

   The contract that we have with Fos, the maritime contractor that we have there, the lease that they have in terminal 5 we think they are legally valid and indeed have tested it and are ready to move ahead with putting the Polar Pioneer (rig) there, loading it out so it is ready for its journey to Alaska, we have not seen, apart from the protests, any legal obstacles for us to do that.

4. Southwest Airlines:

   We are aware of the recent order by Gov. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, federal action supersedes any state mandate or law, and we would be expected to comply with the president's order to remain compliant as a federal contractor. We will continue to follow all orders closely.

5. Lizzie Litzow:

   Since discovery of this issue, FEMA has taken aggressive measures to correct this error. FEMA is no longer sharing unnecessary data with the contractor and has conducted a detailed review of the contractor's information system, to date, FEMA has found no indicators to suggest survivor data has been compromised.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=contractor
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Contractor
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=contractor
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contractor
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html