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Meaning of CONTRACTOR

Pronunciation:  'kântraktur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a bodily organ that contracts
  2. [n]  someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things
  3. [n]  (law) a party to a contract
  4. [n]  the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps
 
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 Synonyms: contractile organ, declarer
 
 See Also: bridge player, builder, constructor, defense contractor, hand, hauler, haulier, muscle, musculus, organ, party, ship-breaker, subcontractor

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 
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