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subcontractor

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sub·con·trac·tor  (sb-kntrktr, sbkn-trktr)
n.
One that enters into a subcontract and assumes some of the obligations of the primary contractor.

subcontractor [ˌsʌbkənˈtræktə]
n
(Business / Commerce) a person, company, etc., that enters into a subcontract, esp a firm that undertakes to complete part of another's contract
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.subcontractor - someone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractor
contractor - someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things
Translations
subcontractor [ˌsʌbkənˈtræktəʳ] Nsubcontratista mf

subcontractor [ˌsʌbkənˈtræktər] nsous-traitant m

subcontractor [ˌsʌbkənˈtræktəʳ] nsubappaltatore/trice

subcontractor
n subcontractor [sabkənˈtrӕktə, (American ) sabˈkontraktər]
a person who undertakes work for a contractor and is therefore not directly employed by the person who wants such work done The building contractor has employed several subcontractors to build the block of flats. subkontrakteerder مُقاوِل فَرْعي подизпълнител subdodavatel underentreprenør der/die Nebenunternehmer(in) υπεργολάβος subcontratista allettevõtja, alltöövõtja مقاطعه كار؛پيمان كار فرعي aliurakoitsija sous-traitant/-ante קַבלָן מִשנֶה उप ठेकेदार kooperant alvállalkozó subkontraktor undirverktaki subappaltatore 下請人 하도급업자 subrangovas subkontraktor onderaannemer underentreprenør poddostawca, kooperant subempreiteiro subcontractor субподрядчик subdodávateľ podpogodbena stranka kooperant underleverantör ผู้รับเหมาช่วงงานต่อ taşeron 轉包(工程)人 субпідрядник شکمی ٹھیکے دار nhà thầu phụ )人


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