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contractor

Substantivhäufig in Dialogen

  • Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈkɒnˌtɹæk.tə(ɹ)//

A person or company that builds or improves buildings or structures.

Substantiv

  1. 1

    A person or company that builds or improves buildings or structures.

    Two days later, walking beyond the usual limit of the conventional promenade, Carrados reached a rough wooden hut such as contractors erect during the progress of their work.

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    A person or company hired to maintain existing facilities like air conditioning systems, groundskeeping, etc.

  4. 4

    A person hired to do a job on a business contract, as opposed to a permanent employee.

    It looks like you're off to a three-hour staff meeting that doesn't apply to me. I'm glad I'm a highly-paid contractor. I'll be increasing my skills while you fight to get oxygen to your brains.

Herkunft

Borrowed from Late Latin contractor, from Latin contract-, stem of contractus + -tor. First attested in the 16th century.

Formen

Plural
contractors
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