Contractor - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps (syn: declarer)
- (law) a party to a contract
- a bodily organ that contracts
Extra examples
They hired a contractor to remodel the kitchen.
Renovating the house involved hiring a contractor.
The contractor's estimate for the job seemed high.
The architect discussed her plans with the builder and the contractor.
...apparently the contractor expected me to acquiesce to my own fleecing...
That deal is a real plum for the contractor.
...that company still needs to recompense the work that the contractor finished last month...
...the judge ruled that the town's rescission of the contract was justified due the contractor's repeated failures to meet its obligations...
...a local newspaper exposed the contractor's elaborate attempts to cover up his wrongdoings...
The contractor miscalculated the costs of rebuilding.
In all cases where the seed does not spring, the contractor is to re-sow the same.
It is inadvisable to involve more than one contractor on a project.
It became clear that the contractor had lowballed us on the cost of materials.
Word forms
singular: contractor
plural: contractors
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