con·trac·tor (k n tr k t r, kn-trk-)n. 1. One that agrees to furnish materials or perform services at a specified price, especially for construction work. 2. Something, especially a muscle, that contracts. |
contractor [ˈkɒntræktə kənˈtræk-]
n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a person or firm that contracts to supply materials or labour, esp for building
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) something that contracts, esp a muscle
3. (Law) Law a person who is a party to a contract
4. (Group Games / Bridge) the declarer in bridge
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  contractor - someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build thingsconstructor, builder - someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building) defense contractor - a contractor concerned with the development and manufacture of systems of defense ship-breaker - a contractor who buys old ships and breaks them up for scrap subcontractor - someone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractor |
| 2. | contractor - the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps bridge player, hand - a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge" | |
| 3. | contractor - (law) a party to a contract law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" constructor, builder - someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building) party - a person involved in legal proceedings; "the party of the first part" | |
| 4. |  contractor - a bodily organ that contracts organ - a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function |
Translations
contractor
n (= individual) → Auftragnehmer m, → beauftragter Elektriker/Monteur etc; (= company also) → beauftragte Firma; (= building contractor) → Bauunternehmer m; (= company) → Bauunternehmen nt, → Bauunternehmer m; that is done by outside contractors → damit ist eine andere Firma beauftragt
contractor [kənˈtræktəʳ] n (Constr) → appaltatore m, imprenditore m (Law) → contraente m
contractor [kənˈtræktəʳ] n (Constr) → appaltatore m, imprenditore m (Law) → contraente m
contractor [kənˈtræktəʳ] n (Constr) → appaltatore m, imprenditore m (Law) → contraente m
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