subcontractor

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

/ sʌbˈkɒn træk tər, ˈsʌbˌkɒn-, ˌsʌb kənˈtræk tər /

Law. a person who or business that contracts to provide some service or material necessary for the performance of another's contract.

a person or business firm contracted to do part of another's work.

Origin of subcontractor

First recorded in 1835–45; sub- + contractor

To work at the Navy Yard—even as a subcontractor, as Aaron Alexis was—required a security clearance.

Now Is Not the Time for New Gun Laws |Nick Gillespie |September 18, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Since then, this subcontractor has been removed from our supplier list.

JCPenney, Mango Among Companies That Used Fatal Bangladesh Factory |Nina Strochlic |April 30, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
I also buy the argument that the PA often functions as a “subcontractor” of Israeli security.

Why The PA Shouldn’t Be Dissolved |Brent E. Sasley |March 4, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
“It is not clear to me whether the U.S. government knew that Bout was the subcontractor,” he said.

Did U.S. Help 'Merchant of Death'? |Philip Shenon |November 20, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

And this was paid to Vaile, who was a subcontractor at full rates, and the variance in the case is absurd and fatal.

The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) |Robert G. Ingersoll
Thereupon you make a contract with a subcontractor, and you agree in that subcontract that he shall have all the increase.

The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) |Robert G. Ingersoll
When they answer, let them point to the law that the subcontractor is to take an oath.

The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) |Robert G. Ingersoll
Boone swears that the subcontractor was to have sixty-five per cent.

The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) |Robert G. Ingersoll
The Government never recognized a subcontractor before that time, and consequently there was no necessity for such a clause.

The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) |Robert G. Ingersoll

subcontractor

/ (ˌsʌbkənˈtræktə) /

a person, company, etc, that enters into a subcontract, esp a firm that undertakes to complete part of another's contract