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Synonyms for contractor


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kon-trak-ter, kuh n-trak-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒn træk tər, kənˈtræk tər



Définition of contractor

Origin :
  • 1540s, "one who enters into a contract," from Late Latin contractor, agent noun from past participle stem of Latin contrahere (see contract (n.)); specifically of "one who enters into a contract to provide work, services, or goods" from 1724.
  • noun builder
Example sentences :
  • He was standing in front of the building, discussing some matter with the contractor.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • Later on, his father, as a contractor for the army, had made a considerable fortune.
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
  • He can call for them at any time, and the contractor must deliver them into his charge.
  • Extract from : « Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia » by Various
  • Terms as low as those of any other contractor for the same kind and style of work.
  • Extract from : « The Biglow Papers » by James Russell Lowell
  • He's a contractor himself, who furnishes labor for the quarries.
  • Extract from : « Sonnie-Boy's People » by James B. Connolly
  • “Quite sufficient for any decent woman,” retorted the contractor.
  • Extract from : « Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green » by Jerome K. Jerome
  • But engineer and contractor had something better to do than admire the view.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Cambrian » by C. P. Gasquoine
  • Seven long years of day-laboring, then he became a sub-contractor, then a contractor.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Treasures » by Harry A. Lewis
  • Encouraged by this, Mr. Mountain, the contractor, spoke out.
  • Extract from : « Put Yourself in His Place » by Charles Reade
  • They had spoken to a contractor and I had no trouble in getting work.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 » by Various

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