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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

One who takes a portion of a contract, as for work, from the principal contractor.

subcontractor ‎(plural subcontractors)

A contractor hired by a general contractor employed by the contractor rather than directly hired by the customer.

contractor hired by contractor

Portuguese: subempreiteiro m
Russian: субподря́дчик (ru) m ‎(subpodrjádčik), заво́д-подря́дчик (ru) m ‎(zavód-podrjádčik), сме́жник (ru) m ‎(sméžnik)
Scottish Gaelic: fo-chunnradair m
Swedish: underleverantör c
Turkish: taşeron (tr)
Welsh: isgontractiwr m