🏗️contractor

noun
/ˈkɒntræktər/

Meaning

a person or company that agrees to provide materials or labor to perform a service or do a job

Example Sentences

The contractor completed the building project on time.

Example Expressions

general contractor

Synonyms

builder, supplier, provider, constructor, vendor

Antonyms

client, employee

Collocations

building contractor, general contractor, independent contractor, government contractor

More Example Sentences

A man repairs his roof after a heavy storm that damaged several tiles and caused a leak in the bedroom so he climbs up with a ladder and tools and replaces the broken tiles one by one while his wife holds the ladder steady below and they finish the job before the next rain saving money by doing it themselves instead of waiting weeks for a contractor who charges much more.

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the process of assessing or evaluating something, often by trying it out
Something or someone that comes before another and indicates the approach of something else.

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