con|trac|tor

con|trac|tor
con|trac|tor «KON trak tuhr, kuhn TRAK- for 1; kuhn TRAK tuhr for 2, 3 », noun.
1. a person who makes a contract, especially a person who agrees to furnish materials or to do a piece of work for a certain price: »

a building contractor.

2. a thing that contracts.
3. a muscle that draws together some part or parts of the body.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • sub|con|trac|tor — «suhb KON trak tuhr, SUHB kuhn TRAK », noun. a person who contracts to carry out a previous contract or part of it …   Useful english dictionary

  • con·trac·tor — /ˈkɑːnˌtræktɚ/ noun, pl tors [count] : a person who is hired to perform work or to provide goods at a certain price or within a certain time They hired a contractor to remodel the kitchen. a building contractor …   Useful english dictionary

  • tor — ab·ac·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·di·ca·tor; abet·tor; ab·ne·ga·tor; abom·i·na·tor; ab·sol·vi·tor; ab·strac·tor; ac·cel·er·a·tor; ac·cen·tor; ac·cen·tu·a·tor; ac·cep·tor; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; acet·y·la·tor; ac·ti·va·tor; ac·tor;… …   English syllables

  • trac — am·trac; at·trac·tion; at·trac·tion·al·ly; at·trac·tor; con·trac·til·i·ty; con·trac·tion; con·trac·tion·al; con·trac·tion·ist; con·trac·tive; con·trac·tor; con·trac·tu·al; con·trac·ture; con·trac·tus; de·trac·tion; de·trac·tive; de·trac·tor;… …   English syllables

  • con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… …   English syllables

  • contractor — con·trac·tor …   English syllables

  • contractor — con·trac·tor kän .trak tər, kən n something (as a muscle) that contracts or shortens …   Medical dictionary

  • contractor — con|trac|tor [kənˈtræktə US ˈka:ntræktər] n a person or company that agrees to do work or provide goods for another company ▪ a roofing contractor …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • contractor — con|trac|tor [ kan,træktər, kən træktər ] noun count * a person or company whose job is to provide goods or do work for another person, organization, company, etc. at a particular price: a building contractor …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • contractor — con•trac•tor [[t]ˈkɒn træk tər, kənˈtræk tər[/t]] n. 1) a person who contracts to furnish supplies or perform work at a certain price, esp. in construction 2) a thing that contracts, esp. a muscle • Etymology: 1540–50; < LL …   From formal English to slang

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