Contractor

Contractor

Contractor may refer to:

  • General contractor, organization or individual that contracts with another organization or individual (the owner) for the construction of a building, road or other facility
  • Subcontractor, an individual or business that signs a contract to perform part or all of the obligations of another's contract
  • School bus contractor, a private company or proprietorship which provides school bus service to a school district or non-public school
  • Independent contractor, a natural person, business or corporation which provides goods or services to another entity under terms specified in a contract
  • Private military company, organization or individual that contracts to provide services of a military nature
  • The Contractor, a 2007 action movie starring Wesley Snipes
  • Consultant, a professional who provides expert advice in a particular domain or area of expertise
  • Permatemp, a person who works for an organization for an extended period via a staffing agency
  • "Contractor", a song released by the band Lamb of God

Contractor is also a common surname of Parsi and Bohra people in South Asia, and may refer to:


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  • contractor — con·trac·tor / kän ˌtrak tər, kən trak / n: one that contracts: as a: one that contracts to perform work or provide supplies b: one that contracts to erect buildings Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • contractor — con‧trac‧tor [kənˈtræktə ǁ ˈkɑːntræktər] noun [countable] COMMERCE a person or company that makes an agreement to do work or provide goods in large amounts for another company: • The company has no plans to expand the use of contractors in place… …   Financial and business terms

  • contractor — CONTRACTÓR, OÁRE, contractori, oare, adj. Care contractează. – Din fr. contracteur. Trimis de IoanSoleriu, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  contractór adj. m., pl. contractóri; f. sg. şi pl. contractoáre …   Dicționar Român

  • contractor — 1540s, one who enters into a contract, from L.L. contractor, agent noun from pp. stem of L. contrahere (see CONTRACT (Cf. contract)); specifically of one who enters into a contract to provide work, services, or goods from 1724 …   Etymology dictionary

  • Contractor — Con*tract or, n. [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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • contractor — /konˈtraktor, ingl. kənˈtræktə(r)/ s. m. inv. appaltatore, assuntore …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • contractor — ► NOUN ▪ a person who undertakes a contract to provide materials or labour for a job …   English terms dictionary

  • contractor — [kän′trak΄tər; ] also, and for 3 usually [, kən trak′tər] n. 1. one of the parties to a contract 2. a person who contracts to supply certain materials or do certain work for a stipulated sum, esp. one who does so in any of the building trades 3.… …   English World dictionary

  • contractor — Literally, a person who has assumed obligations as a party to a contract, but in common usage, a person who pursues an occupation or business, wherein he contracts to render services for others, including public bodies, in building, painting,… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • contractor — n. a building; defense; electrical; general; plumbing contractor; a sub contractor * * * [kən træktə] a sub contractor defense electrical general plumbing contractor a building …   Combinatory dictionary

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