- one of the parties to a contract
- a person who contracts to supply certain materials or do certain work for a stipulated sum, esp. one who does so in any of the building trades; often, specif., a general contractor
- a thing that contracts, narrows, or shortens; esp., a muscle that contracts
- An example of a contractor is a self-employed graphic designer.
- An example of a contractor is a landscape architect hired to build a deck.
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contractor

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contractor

noun
- One that agrees to furnish materials or perform services at a specified price, especially for construction work.
- Something, especially a muscle, that contracts.
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(plural contractors)
- A person who executes the building or improving of buildings.
- A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects.
- A person or company hired to maintain existing facilities like air conditioning systems, groundskeeping, etc.
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contractor - Computer Definition

An individual or organization that does work for another party. Contrast with "employee." See subcontractor.
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contractor - Legal Definition

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contractor - Medical Definition
n.
- One that agrees to furnish materials or perform services at a specified price, especially for construction work.
- Something, especially a muscle, that contracts.
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Sentence Examples
- Imagine you are a defense contractor on top of the world.
- In the first mentioned, the contract system, by which a contractor hires the prisoner's labour from the state, has proved very profitable, but at the sacrifice of discipline and neglect of reformatory processes upon the individual.
- This question has arisen chiefly in contracts for works, which frequently contain a provision that the engineer shall be the arbitrator, in any dispute between the contractor and his own employer.
- If the offer of the zamindar was not deemed satisfactory, another contractor was substituted in his place.
- In that hypothetical situation, what would the defense contractor want?
WORDS NEAR contractor IN THE DICTIONARY
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