contractor
Syllables: con·trac·tor/ˈkɒnˌtɹæk.tə(ɹ)/
contractor noun: a person or company that builds or improves buildings or structures.
Noun
contractor (plural contractors)
- A person or company that builds or improves buildings or structures.
- Two days later, walking beyond the usual limit of the conventional promenade, Carrados reached a rough wooden hut such as contractors erect during the progress of their work.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
- 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.
- 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.1994, Scott Adams, Dilbert
Proper noun capitalized: Contractor
Contractor (plural Contractors)
- A surname originating as an occupation.
contractor meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
contractor in Hindi
- A person on a business contract, as opposed to a permanent employee
- ठेकेदार ṭhekedār
contractor in Tamil
- ஒப்பந்தக்காரர், ஒப்பந்தக்கார், சுருங்கி, ஒப்பந்தி, ஒப்பந்தகர்
contractor in Marathi
- contractor
- ठेकेदार ṭhekedār, कंत्राटदार kantrāṭdār
contractor in Urdu
- contractor
- ٹھیکیدار ṭhekedār
More languagesFewer languages
- contractor in Bengali
- ঠিকাদার, চুক্তিকারী
- contractor in Telugu
- కాంట్రాక్టర్
- contractor in Malayalam
- കരാറുകാരൻ, ഉടമ്പടിക്കാരൻ, ഇടപാടുകാരൻ
- contractor in Kannada
- ಗುತ್ತಿಗೆದಾರ, ಕಂಟ್ರ್ಯಾಕ್ಟರು
- contractor in Punjabi
- ਠੇਕੇਦਾਰ, ਕੰਟਰੈਕਟਰ, ਠੇਕਾ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ
- contractor in Gujarati
- કોન્ટ્રાક્ટર konṭrākṭar
- contractor in Odia
- ଠିକାଦାର୍ ṭhikādār
- contractor in Nepali
- ठेकेदार, अनुबन्धकर्ता
- contractor in Tagalog
- kontratista
- contractor in Arabic
- مُقَاوِل muqāwil
- contractor in Indonesian
- anemer, pemborong
- contractor in Thai
- ผู้รับเหมา, ผู้รับเหมาก่อสร้าง
Examples of contractor in a sentence
- The contractor batched the purchase orders for the entire month into one statement.
- The contractors installed a new tank with gorgeous fish and corals.
- He got caught double-dipping by billing the government directly as well as the primary contractor.
Forms of contractor
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | contractors |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Contractors |
Origin of contractor
Borrowed from Late Latin contractor, from Latin contract-, stem of contractus + -tor. First attested in the 16th century.
From contractor, an occupational surname for a supplier of goods or services; this surname originated in India, but derives from the English word.
Words formed from contractor
Phrases with contractor
Questions about contractor
- What does contractor mean?
- Contractor means a person or company that builds or improves buildings or structures.
- What is contractor in Hindi?
- Contractor in Hindi is ठेकेदार (ṭhekedār). See Contractor meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is contractor?
- Contractor can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce contractor?
- Contractor is pronounced /ˈkɒnˌtɹæk.tə(ɹ)/ (UK).
- What is the plural of contractor?
- The plural of contractor is contractors.
Words near contractor in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: contractor (page history and authors); Contractor (page history and authors); contractor (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); कंत्राटदार (Marathi) (page history and authors); ٹھیکیدار (Urdu) (page history and authors); contractor (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); contractor (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); contractor (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); contractor (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); contractor (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); કોન્ટ્રાક્ટર (Gujarati) (page history and authors); ଠିକାଦାର୍ (Odia) (page history and authors); contractor (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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