subcontractor
USSUB-kon-trak-ter/ˈsʌbˌkɑntɹæktɚ/UKsub-kuhn-TRAK-tuh/ˌsʌbkənˈtɹæktə/
Pluralsubcontractors
- 1A contractor hired by another contractor, often a general contractor, and so working for that contractor rather than directly for the customer.
The general contractor brought in an electrical subcontractor to wire the new wing of the hospital.
When the tiles cracked, the homeowners learned that the subcontractor who laid them answered only to the builder.
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Origin
Formed from the prefix sub- and contractor.