contractor

[ kon-trak-ter, kuh n-trak-ter ]

/ ˈkɒn træk tər, kənˈtræk tər /

a person who contracts to furnish supplies or perform work at a certain price or rate.

something that contracts, especially a muscle.

Bridge. the player or team who makes the final bid.

Origin of contractor

From Late Latin, dating back to 1540–50; see origin at contract, -tor

Doyle, officially a contractor, said he was told that he was being let go as part of a program of layoffs at the New Mexico lab.

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“Technology enables dissent,” the former NSA contractor told the crowd of thousands via video screen, this time sans robot.

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“I saw a lunatic, simply stated,” the victim, a contractor from nearby Bristol, told police.

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One contractor even said to Mendoza, "We are not going to build a cage with the lion already inside."

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The contractor they chose found mighty cheap oil, called “waste” oil, that came from a nearby chemical factory.

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They soon reached the saloon with the sanguinary name, and luckily found the contractor.

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Empty carts were coming out of the gate by which the architect and the contractor were standing, and loaded ones were going in.

Resurrection |Leo Tolstoy
Our contractor had nothing on but a pair of trousers, his red hunting shirt, and traveling cap.

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"Oh, there will be no slip between the lip and the dipper in this case, if that's what is bothering you," the contractor said.

The Cottage of Delight |Will N. Harben
The work is in charge of Arthur Kirk, a Pittsburg contractor.

History of the Johnstown Flood |Willis Fletcher Johnson

contractor

/ (ˈkɒntræktə, kənˈtræk-) /

a person or firm that contracts to supply materials or labour, esp for building

something that contracts, esp a muscle

law a person who is a party to a contract

the declarer in bridge