contractor

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɒnˌtɹæk.tə(ɹ)/

Noun

contractor (plural contractors)

1. A person who executes the building or improving of 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.

Translations

A person who executes the building or improving of buildings

• Bulgarian: предприемач (bg) m (predpriemač)
• Dutch: aannemer (nl) m
• Finnish: rakennusurakoitsija
• French: entrepreneur (fr)

• German: Ausführer (de), Bauausführer (de)
• Greek: εργολάβος (el) (ergolávos) m and f 
• Hebrew: קבלן בניין (he) (qablan binyàn) m
• Spanish: contratista (es) m and f

A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects

• Bulgarian: доставчик (bg) m (dostavčik)
• Dutch: uitvoerder (nl)
• Finnish: urakoitsija (fi)

• French: sous-traitant (fr) m
• German: Ausführer (de)
• Hebrew: קבלן (he) (qablan) m, קבלנית (qablanyt) f

A person or company hired to maintain existing facilities

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• French: entrepreneur m

See also

• contract