noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A contractor hired by another contractor (often a general contractor) and thus employed by that contractor rather than directly hired by the customer.
2. 2
   someone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractor wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

sub

Example

More examples

"The company decided to farm out the maintenance to a subcontractor."

Etymology

From sub- + contractor.

Related phrases

general contractor

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