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con·trac·tor
(kŏn′trăk′tər, kən-trăk′-)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.
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contractor
(ˈkɒntræktə; kənˈtræk-)n
1. (Building) a person or firm that contracts to supply materials or labour, esp for building
2. (Physiology) something that contracts, esp a muscle
3. (Law) law a person who is a party to a contract
4. (Bridge) the declarer in bridge
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con•trac•tor
(ˈkɒn træk tər, kənˈtræk tər)n.
1. a person who contracts to furnish supplies or perform work at a certain price, esp. in construction.
2. a thing that contracts, esp. a muscle.
[1540–50; < Late Latin]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() constructor, 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. | ![]() organ - a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function |
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Translations
مُقَاوِلمُقاوِل، مُتَعَهِّد
dodavatelpodnikatel
entreprenørleverandør
urakoitsija
entrepreneursous-traitantcontracteur
קבלןקבלן בניין
ugovaratelj
verktaki
契約人
계약자
zmluvná strana
underleverantör
ผู้ทำสัญญา
nhà thầu
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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
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contract
(kənˈtrӕkt) verb1. to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc. Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract.
2. ( American ˈkontrakt) to promise legally in writing. They contracted to supply us with cable.
3. to become infected with (a disease). He contracted malaria.
4. to promise (in marriage).
(ˈkontrӕkt) noun a legal written agreement. He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft.
conˈtraction (-ʃən) noun1. an act of contracting. contraction of metals; contraction of muscles.
2. a word shortened in speech or spelling. `I'm' is a contraction of `I am'.
conˈtractor noun a person or firm that promises to do work or supply goods at a fixed rate. a building contractor.
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contractor
→ مُقَاوِل dodavatel entreprenør Auftragnehmer ανάδοχος contratista urakoitsija sous-traitant ugovaratelj contraente 契約人 계약자 aannemer entreprenør kontrahent empreiteiro подрядчик underleverantör ผู้ทำสัญญา yüklenici nhà thầu 承包商Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009