contractor

IPA: kˈɑntræktɝ

A person or company that builds or improves buildings.
A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects.
A person or company hired to maintain existing facilities like air conditioning systems, groundskeeping, etc.
A person hired to do a job on a business contract, as opposed to a permanent employee.
A surname originating as an occupation.

Examples of "contractor" in Sentences

The contractors withdrew from the business.
Brassey was the sole contractor for the line of.
Spaw Glass was the general contractor of the project.
The ambush ended with the death of all the contractors.
The bulk of the workforce are the over 15,000 contractors.
But the contractors would receive salary and the dividends.
The construction program was executed by sundry contractors.
Mind you, this certain contractor is called Left for a reason.
The architects and the contractor decided the design was faulty.
Raytheon is the primary contractor and there are a handful of subcontractors.
Much luck with the house -- I hope that your contractor is a good (easy to work with) one!
The work hours have been extended to 10 o'clock each night, and the contractor is also working on weekends.
Mining contractor planned to retrench 657 of its employees, bringing its number of retrenchments this year to 1397.
So, the first present I plan to give to my contractor is a Makita electric jackhammer and a portable generator for it.
Is that what's going on with Portland's current program (in which the contractor is an outfit called ACS State and Local Solutions, formerly known as Lockheed Martin IMS)?