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Contractor
Pronunciation : Con*tract"or
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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