contractor

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈkɒnˌtɹæk.tə(ɹ)/

Noun

contractor (plural contractors)

1. A person or company that builds or improves buildings.
2. A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects.
3. A person or company hired to maintain existing facilities like air conditioning systems, groundskeeping, etc.
4. A person hired to do a job on a business contract, as opposed to a permanent employee.
   • 1994, Scott Adams, Dilbert ↗:

     It looks like you're off to a three-hour staff meeting that doesn't apply to me. I'm glad I'm a highly-paid contractor. I'll be increasing my skills while you fight to get oxygen to your brains.

Translations

• French: entrepreneur
• German: Bauunternehmer, Bauausführer
• Portuguese: pedreiro
• Russian: подря́дчик
• Spanish: constructor, contratista

Translations

• French: sous-traitant
• German: Auftragnehmer, Firma

Translations

• German: Wartungsfirma
• Russian: подря́дчик

Translations

• Russian: подря́дчик

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