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contractor

[kon-trak-ter, kuhn-trak-ter]

noun

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

  2. something that contracts, especially a muscle.

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



contractor

/ kənˈtræk-, ˈkɒntræktə /

noun

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

  2. something that contracts, esp a muscle

  3. law a person who is a party to a contract

  4. the declarer in bridge

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of contractor1

From Late Latin, dating back to 1540–50; contract, -tor
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Boelter is a security contractor and religious missionary who has worked in Africa and the Middle East, according to an online CV.

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He is a security contractor and religious missionary who has worked in Africa and the Middle East, according to his online CV.

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Only residents and contractors had previously been able to return to the portion of Pacific Palisades that remained under the evacuation order.

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The foundation, which uses armed American security contractors, bypasses the UN as the main supplier of aid in Gaza.

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"It wasn't a case of you could get another contractor in and ask them for a price," he said.

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