subcontractor

noun

USSUB-kon-trak-ter/ˈsʌbˌkɑntɹæktɚ/UKsub-kuhn-TRAK-tuh/ˌsʌbkənˈtɹæktə/

Pluralsubcontractors

1 meaning of subcontractor

1
nouncountable
A worker or company hired by the main company on a job, not by the customer.
The builder hired a subcontractor to put in all the windows.
Our plumber was a subcontractor, so we paid the main builder instead of him.
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Origin

From sub- added to contractor.