## Meanings
1. A person or company hired to do a particular job under a contract, rather than as a regular employee.
2. A person or company that builds or repairs buildings and structures.

## Examples
- The firm hired an outside contractor to redesign its website.
- They hired a local contractor to build the extension.

## Derived Forms
- contractorization
- noncontractor
- subcontractor

## Related Forms
- contract

## Etymology
From contractor, an occupational surname for a supplier of goods or services; this surname originated in India, but derives from the English word.

## AI Etymology
Contractor is from contractor, an occupational surname for a supplier of goods or services; this surname originated in India, but derives from the English word. In present-day use, it can mean a person or company hired to do a particular job under a contract, rather than as a regular employee, or a person or company that builds or repairs buildings and structures. Related forms include contract. Derived formations include contractorization, noncontractor, subcontractor.

## Topics
- Work & Careers
- Business & Commerce
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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