Subcontractor

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  • noun. One who agrees to perform part of the work specified in a previous contract between a contractor and another party.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who takes a part or the whole of a contract from the principal contractor.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who takes a portion of a contract, as for work, from the principal contractor.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A contractor hired by a general contractor employed by the contractor rather than directly hired by the customer.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. someone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractor
  • Word Usage
    "His longer-term subcontractor, the Okada organization, readily agreed."
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