subcontractor
A contractor hired by another contractor and thus employed by that contractor rather…A contractor hired by another contractor (often a general contractor) and thus employed by that contractor rather than directly hired by the customer.
» Tom is a subcontractor.
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Examples
2 sentencesTom is a subcontractor.
The company decided to farm out the maintenance to a subcontractor.
Meaning
1 sensesA contractor hired by another contractor (often a general contractor) and thus employed by that contractor rather than directly hired by the customer.
Subunternehmer
субподря́дчикsubpodrjádčik, заво́д-подря́дчикzavód-podrjádčik, сме́жникsméžnik
- someone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractor
Forms
plural: subcontractors| Singular | subcontractor |
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Synonyms
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5 related wordsSee also
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