English-Thai Dictionary
contractor
N ผู้ ทำสัญญา phu-ti-san-ya
contractor
N สิ่ง ที่ หดตัว sing-ti-hod-tua
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CONTRACTOR
n. 1. One who contracts; one of the parties to a bargain; one who covenants to do any thing for another.
2. One who contracts or covenants with a government to furnish provisions or other supplies or to perform any work or service for the public, at a certain price or rate.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CONTRACTOR
Con *tract "or, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
contractor
con trac tor |ˈkänˌtraktər, ˌkənˈtraktər kənˈtræktər | ▶noun a person or company that undertakes a contract to provide materials or labor to perform a service or do a job.
contractorization
contractorization (also contractorisation ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. the provision of a service, especially a public one, by an external contractor rather than by the employees of the body responsible for the service. DERIVATIVES contractorize verb
Oxford Dictionary
contractor
con |trac ¦tor |kənˈtraktə | ▶noun a person or firm that undertakes a contract to provide materials or labour to perform a service or do a job.
contractorization
contractorization (also contractorisation ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. the provision of a service, especially a public one, by an external contractor rather than by the employees of the body responsible for the service. DERIVATIVES contractorize verb
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
contractor
con trac tor /kɑ́ntræktə r |kəntrǽk -/→contract 名詞 複 ~s /-z /C 1 (特に工事などの )請負人 ; 建設 [土建 ]業者 ; 契約者 ▸ hire a contractor to build a house 家を建てるのに請負業者を頼む 2 収縮するもの ; 収縮筋 .