HOW TO PRONOUNCE
contractor
/ˈkɑnˌtɹæktɚ/
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What does contractor mean?
noun
- A person or company that builds or improves buildings or structures.
- A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects.
- A person or company hired to maintain existing facilities like air conditioning systems, groundskeeping, etc.
More meanings (2)
noun
- A person hired to do a job on a business contract, as opposed to a permanent employee.
proper noun
- A surname originating as an occupation.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkɑnˌtɹæktɚ/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
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Grandmother Majauszkiene knew that because her son belonged to a political organization with a contractor who put up exactly such houses.
Every city in the South, for example, would give support to a first-class architect or housebuilder or contractor of our race.
More book examples (3)
It would have looked more authentic if he had given the names of the dishonest contractor and the still more dishonest minister.
DELAYED by a train of accidents, a big contractor faced forfeiture of his bond on a city tunnel costing millions of dollars.
By the time the contractor had set eighty-seven pages of type he saw that he would lose money if he set any more.