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Webster 1913 Edition
Contractor
Con-tract′or
,Noun.
[L.]
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Contractor
CONTRACTOR
,Noun.
1.
One who contracts; one of the parties to a bargain; one who covenants to do any thing for another.2.
One who contracts or covenants with a government to furnish provisions or other supplies or to perform any work or service for the public, at a certain price or rate.