English Explanatory Dictionary

subcontractor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A contractor hired by another contractor (often a general contractor) and thus employed by that contractor rather than directly hired by the customer.

Word forms

subcontractor subcontractors

Etymology

From sub- + contractor.

Synonyms

sub

Related words

background check farmed out farm out fly-by-night subbed subbed out sub out underqualified
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