| NOUN | person | contractor | someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | contractor, declarer | the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps | |
| person | contractor | (law) a party to a contract | |
| body | contractor, contractile organ | a bodily organ that contracts |
| Sounds | kaa'ntrae.kter | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | defense contractor | A contractor concerned with the development and manufacture of systems of defense |
| hauler, haulier | A haulage contractor | |
| ship-breaker | A contractor who buys old ships and breaks them up for scrap | |
| subcontractor | someone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractor | |
| Broader | builder, constructor | someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building) |
| Spanish | contratista | |
| Catalan | contractista | |
| Verbs | contract | enter into a contractual arrangement |
| Meaning | The bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | declarer | |
| Broader | bridge player, hand | A card player in a game of bridge |
| Meaning | (law) a party to a contract. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Narrower | builder, constructor | someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building) |
| Broader | party | A person involved in legal proceedings |
| Spanish | contratista | |
| Catalan | contractista | |
| Meaning | A bodily organ that contracts. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | contractile organ | |
| Narrower | muscle, musculus | One of the contractile organs of the body |
| Broader | organ | A fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function |
| Spanish | órgano contráctil | |
| Catalan | òrgan contràctil | |
| Verbs | contract | squeeze or press together |
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