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Webster 1913 Edition
Contractor
Con-tract′or
,Noun.
[L.]
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Contractor
CONTRACTOR
,Noun.
1.
One who contracts; one of the parties to a bargain; one who covenants to do any thing for another.2.
One who contracts or covenants with a government to furnish provisions or other supplies or to perform any work or service for the public, at a certain price or rate.Definition 2024
contractor
contractor
English
Noun
contractor (plural contractors)
- A person or company that builds or improves 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.
- A person hired to do a job on a business contract, as opposed to a permanent employee.
- 1994, Scott Adams, Dilbert:
- It looks like you're off to a three-hour staff meeting that doesn't apply to me. I'm glad I'm a highly-paid contractor. I'll be increasing my skills while you fight to get oxygen to your brains.
- (Three hours later) I became a multimedia developer. How was your day?
- 1994, Scott Adams, Dilbert:
Translations
A person or company that constructs or improves buildings
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A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects
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A person or company hired to maintain existing facilities
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A person on a business contract, as opposed to a permanent employee
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