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contractor (iou)



contractor noun. E16.
[Late Latin, from contract- (see CONTRACT noun1) or directly from CONTRACT verb: see -OR.]
A person who enters into a contract or agreement. Now chiefly spec. a person or firm that undertakes work by contract, esp. for building to specified plans. E16.
A thing that contracts or causes contraction; spec. (more fully contractor muscle) a contracting muscle. E17.