contractor

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person or company hired to do a particular job under a contract, rather than as a regular employee.

   The firm hired an outside contractor to redesign its website.

2. 2
   noun

   A person or company that builds or repairs buildings and structures.

   They hired a local contractor to build the extension.

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

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