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contractor

[ kon-trak-ter, kuhn-trak-ter ]

noun

  1. a person who contracts to furnish supplies or perform work at a certain price or rate.
  2. something that contracts, especially a muscle.
  3. Bridge. the player or team who makes the final bid.


contractor

/ kənˈtræk-; ˈkɒntræktə /

noun

  1. a person or firm that contracts to supply materials or labour, esp for building
  2. something that contracts, esp a muscle
  3. law a person who is a party to a contract
  4. the declarer in bridge
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of contractor1

From Late Latin, dating back to 1540–50; contract, -tor
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Example: Judy Baca’s painting of an Olympic runner on the 110 Freeway near the 4th Street exit was whitewashed not by vandals but by an official transit graffiti removal contractor.

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At a recent City Council committee meeting, Park pressed representatives from Hagerty Consulting, the city’s fire recovery contractor, to explain what work they have performed so far.

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The IRS may be willing to further extend the deadline under some circumstances, such as contractor delays, Luscombe says.

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Tony Best is an archivist and contractor with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences who conducted an Academy oral history interview with Maple in early 2020 and remained part of her circle.

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The remaining contractors, however, will have to move into properties in or around the town of Leiston - population 5,508 - where some rents have doubled to more than £3,000 a month.

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