contractor
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈkɒntræktər/
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contratista
- The damage that occurs when a contractor is hacked can be staggering.
- hire a contractor
- independent contractor
- construction contractor
So I also became a licensed contractor and a licensed lender.
- So I also became a licensed contractor and a licensed lender.
- My dad got the contractors and built some things himself.
- What question should you ask a contractor when hiring?
- So think of like think of Blackwater as the general contractor for the US government.
- Got to January and all the contractors wanted money upfront, big deposits.
- We came from the United Kingdom because we were contractors.
- We get a call that these contractors are in contact.
- Dick being a electrical contractor and broke, always needing some money.
- So if RNA is the is the contractor, the construction contractor?
- You know, it's it's just the the CIA contractors are passing that every week.
- So either they are military contractors doing God knows what.
Examples
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Across the board, these agencies relied extensively on contractors and implementing partners to carry out the projects.
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So I currently have two contractors working for me.
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Not very far down because we have a contractor that does all that.
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For instance, a lead state and a successful contractor may create an initial master contract.
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The electrical contractor called, his truck hit a deer last night.
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As a veteran, how many private contractors have you worked for?
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We're government contractors on sam.gov as well.
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I came across irregularities... in the contractor's documentation of the pump support structure.
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Businesses must issue Form 1099-MISC to independent contractors, reporting payments for services rendered.
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The company hired a contractor to renovate their old office building.
Synonyms
282
2.9
A company or person that supplies services such as internet and electricity
111
1.0
A person or company that organizes and supervises building work
26
5.1
A company that makes weapons, equipment, or provides services for a country's military
9
2.7
A person or company that builds houses as a business
3
5.5
A person or company that builds and manages projects like houses and bridges
A person or organization that receives an agreement and must do what it says
A person or company that makes houses to sell
Compounds
- Specialized
26
5.1
A company that makes weapons, equipment, or provides services for a country's military
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Contractor The word contractor comes from contract, made of parts con- 'together' and tract 'to pull', the same root as in tractor. It originally meant someone who makes an agreement, so today a contractor is a person or company hired to do work under that agreement.