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10 Language-to-English DictionariesContractor
/kənˈtræk.tər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person or company that undertakes a contract to provide materials or labor to perform a service or do a job.
"The contractor completed the renovation of the office building ahead of schedule." - 2
A person who is hired to perform a specific task or project, often in construction or engineering.
"She hired a contractor to build her new home."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin contractus, past participle of contrahere (to draw together, enter into an agreement), via Middle French and late medieval legal terminology. By the 16th century, it evolved to describe a person who undertakes to supply labor or materials to execute a specific piece of work for a specified price.
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entrepreneur
Transliteration: ɑ̃tʁəpʁənœʁ
"L'entrepreneur a terminé le projet dans les délais."
Auftragnehmer
Transliteration: ˈaʊfˌtʁaːkˌneːmɐ
"Der Auftragnehmer hat die Arbeiten pünktlich abgeschlossen."
appaltatore
Transliteration: appaltatore
"L'appaltatore ha completato il lavoro in tempo."
contratista
Transliteration: kontraˈtista
"El contratista terminó la construcción antes de lo previsto."
contratante
Transliteration: kõtʁɐˈtɐ̃tʃi
"O contratante ficou satisfeito com o resultado."
ठेकेदार
Transliteration: ṭhekedār
"ठेकेदार ने परियोजना को समय पर पूरा किया।"
承包商
Transliteration: chéngbāoshāng
"承包商按时完成了项目。"
계약자
Transliteration: gyeyakja
"계약자는 프로젝트를 제시간에 완료했습니다."
契約者
Transliteration: keiyakusha
"契約者はプロジェクトを期限内に完了しました。"
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