contractor
noun
con·trac·tor
sense 1 is usually
ˈkän-ˌtrak-tər
sense 2 is usually
kən-ˈtrak-
Examples of contractor in a Sentence
They hired a contractor to remodel the kitchen.
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As of last year, the federal government had more than 23,000 civilian employees in Kentucky, not counting uniformed military personnel or federal contractors.
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Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Oct. 2025
The Pentagon’s largest aerospace and defense contractor, Lockheed Martin projects more than $74 billion in sales this year.
—Melanie Hicken, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Trump’s memorandum was consistent with one of his Inauguration Day executive orders, which prohibited DEI activities by all government agencies, grantees and contractors.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
That act was repeated across Texas many times every day in mid-fall by nurseries and landscape contractors.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Contractor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contractor. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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contractor
noun
con·trac·tor
ˈkän-ˌtrak-tər
kən-ˈtrak-
kən-ˈtrak-
: one that enters into a contract
especially
: a person who contracts to perform work or provide supplies at a certain price or within a certain time
building contractor
Medical Definition
contractor
noun
con·trac·tor
ˈkän-ˌtrak-tər
kən-ˈ
kən-ˈ
: something (as a muscle) that contracts or shortens
Legal Definition
contractor
noun
con·trac·tor
ˈkän-ˌtrak-tər, kən-ˈtrak-
: one that contracts: as
a
: one that contracts to perform work or provide supplies
b
: one that contracts to erect buildings
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