English Explanatory Dictionary

contractor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person or company that builds or improves buildings or structures.
  2. A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects.
  3. A person or company hired to maintain existing facilities like air conditioning systems, groundskeeping, etc.
  4. A person hired to do a job on a business contract, as opposed to a permanent employee.
name
  1. A surname originating as an occupation.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒnˌtɹæk.tə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-contractor.wav

Word forms

contractor contractors

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin contractor, from Latin contract-, stem of contractus + -tor. First attested in the 16th century.

Related words

contract

Derived words

contractor combatant contractorization dust contractor general contractor independent contractor main contractor noncontractor prime contractor private military contractor subcontractor

Translations

Arabic: مُقَاوِل Azerbaijani: podratçı Bulgarian: предприемач Catalan: constructor Cebuano: kontraktor Dutch: aannemer Finnish: rakennusurakoitsija French: entrepreneur German: Bauunternehmer German: Bauausführer Greek: εργολάβος Hebrew: קבלן בניין \ קַבְּלַן בִּנְיָן Hungarian: építési vállalkozó Hungarian: generálkivitelező Indonesian: anemer Indonesian: pemborong Italian: appaltatore Latin: redemptor Macedonian: изведувач Portuguese: pedreiro Romanian: antreprenor Romanian: constructor Russian: подря́дчик Russian: подря́дчица Russian: контра́ктор Spanish: constructor Spanish: contratista Tagalog: kontratista Thai: ผู้รับเหมา Thai: ผู้รับเหมาก่อสร้าง Turkish: müteahhit Ukrainian: підрядник Yoruba: kọn̄gílá Yoruba: agbaṣẹ́ṣe
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