DEEn Dictionary De - En
DeEs De - Es
DePt De - Pt
 Vocabulary trainer

Spec. subjects Grammar Abbreviations Random search Preferences
Search in Sprachauswahl
contractor
Search for:
Mini search box
 
English Dictionary: Contractor by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Contractor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
contractor
n
  1. someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things
  2. the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps
    Synonym(s): contractor, declarer
  3. (law) a party to a contract
  4. a bodily organ that contracts
    Synonym(s): contractile organ, contractor
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Contractor \Con*tract"or\, n. [L.]
      One who contracts; one of the parties to a bargain; one who
      covenants to do anything for another; specifically, one who
      contracts to perform work on a rather large scale, at a
      certain price or rate, as in building houses or making a
      railroad.
No guarantee of accuracy or completeness!
©TU Chemnitz, 2006-2024
Your feedback:
Ad partners