contractor
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (4)
- someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things
- the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumpsSynonyms: declarer
- (law) a party to a contract
- a bodily organ that contractsSynonyms: contractile organ
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Contractor \Con*tract"or\, n. [L.] One who contracts; one of the parties to a bargain; one who covenants to do anything for another; specifically, one who contracts to perform work on a rather large scale, at a certain price or rate, as in building houses or making a railroad. [1913 Webster]