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Definition of contractor noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

contractor

noun
 
 
/kənˈtræktə(r)/,
 
/ˈkɒntræktə(r)/
 
/ˈkɑːntræktər/
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  1. a person or company that has a contract to do work or provide goods or services for another company
    • a building/roofing/electrical contractor
    • a defence/security/military/civilian contractor
    • a private/an independent contractor
    • to employ an outside contractor
    Extra Examples
    • We'll need to employ a building contractor to do the work.
    • a list of approved contractors
    see also subcontractor
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • independent
    • private
    • external
    • …
    verb + contractor
    • employ
    • hire
    • select
    • …
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    Word Originearly 16th cent.: from late Latin, from Latin contrahere ‘draw together’, from con- ‘together’ + trahere ‘draw’.
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