contractor

Speech parts

1. contractor - Noun

2. Contractor - Proper noun

Meaning

One who contracts; one of the parties to a bargain; one who covenants to do anything for another; specifically, one who contracts to perform work on a rather large scale, at a certain price or rate, as in building houses or making a railroad.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

builder declarer contractile organ mason riveter assembler hugger company party manager producer developer tradesman reducer grantor
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Antonyms

foreman magnifier developer expand opener expander
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Hypernyms

hand party organ builder constructor bridge player

Hyponyms

painter developer muscle builder constructor hauler

Phrases with the word

contractor-controlled plumbing contractor haulage contractor electrical contractor co-contractor private contractor

Examples

I became a general contractor in my early 20s. I have been in the business for over 35 years. Gary Miller

Leave the earth to the strong and athletic, And the sea to adventure upon. But the sun and the sand No contractor can copy; We lie in the land Of the lotus and poppy; We vegetate, calm and aesthetic, On the beach, on the sand, in the sun. Ogden Nash

If you cannot be on the project each day to check on things, then you should not try and be your own contractor. Robert Metcalfe

I still have a dream of one day - I would love to hire a semi-retired contractor and just build a house - him and I building a house for me. I would truly love to do that. Christopher Meloni

Making movies, you're like an independent contractor - you come in, you have a specific job, and a lot of what you do is completely manipulated, which is good and bad. Zooey Deschanel

Had I been more responsible I might have made something of myself as a junk bond trader, long-haul trucker or perhaps a plumbing contractor. Brock Yates

Close letter words and terms

contractocracy contractolated contractolation contractor combatant contractor-controlled contractorization