subcontractor

ˌsʌbkənˈtræktər

Definition

Definition of subcontractor - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

outsourcingperson or firm doing part of another's contract

They hired a subcontractor for the software development.

contractor

construction businesscompany or person hired by a contractor for part of a job

The builder hired a subcontractor to handle the electrical work..

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Origin of subcontractor

Latin, sub (under) + contractus (drawn together)

Terms with subcontractor included in their meaning

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sub

construction

subcontractor in construction

sub out

subcontracting

hire a subcontractor to complete a task

outworker

work

subcontractor working at an off-site location

Examples of subcontractor in a sentence

A subcontractor was responsible for the building's plumbing.
The subcontractor completed the plumbing ahead of schedule.
A subcontractor was brought in for the painting job.

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French:sous-traitant, partenaire, ...
German:Subunternehmer, Nachunternehmer, ...
Italian:subappaltatore, subfornitore, ...
Spanish:subcontratista, subcontratado, ...
Portuguese:subempreiteiro, subcontratado, ...
Chinese:分包商, 转包商, ...
Japanese:下請け業者, ...
Arabic:مُقَاوِل فَرْعِي, مُقَاوِل مِنَ الْبَاطِن, ...
Hebrew:קַבְלָן מִשְׁנֶה, קַבְּלָן־מִשְׁנֶה, ...
Russian:субподрядчик, субконтрактор, ...
Ukrainian:субпідрядник, ...
Hindi:उपठेकेदार, सबकांट्रेक्टर, ...
Bengali:উপঠিকাদার, ...
Catalan:subcontractista, ...
Czech:subdodavatel, ...
Danish:underleverandør, subleverandør, ...
Dutch:onderaannemer, subcontractor, ...
Greek:υπεργολάβος, ...
Hungarian:alvállalkozó, ...
Khmer:អ្នកម៉ៅការបន្ត, ...
Korean:하청업체, 하도급업체, ...
Persian:پیمانکار فرعی, زیرپیمانکار, ...
Polish:podwykonawca, ...
Portuguese (BR):subcontratado, subempreiteiro, ...
Romanian:subcontractant, antreprenor secundar, ...
Swedish:underleverantör, ...
Thai:ผู้รับเหมาช่วง, ...
Turkish:taşeron, ...
Vietnamese:nhà thầu phụ, ...

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