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contractor
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun contractor has 4 senses
- contractor(n = noun.person) Array - someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things; Array is a kind of builder, constructor
- contractor(n = noun.person) declarer - the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps; Array is a kind of bridge player, hand
- contractor(n = noun.person) Array - (law) a party to a contract; Array has particulars: builder, constructor
- contractor(n = noun.body) contractile organ - a bodily organ that contracts; Array has particulars: muscle, musculus
has particulars: defense contractor, hauler, haulier, ship-breaker, subcontractor
Derived form verb contract1
is a kind of party
is a kind of organ
Derived form verb contract3
CIDE DICTIONARY
contractor, 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 making a railroad. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
contractor, n. a person who undertakes a contract, esp. to provide materials, conduct building operations, etc.
Etymology
LL (as CONTRACT)
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