contractor
gb/kəntɹˈæktɚ/ us/kəntɹˈæktɚ/
B1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 3500
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
నామవాచకం
B1
entity
1
Person or business hired for work
A person or company paid to do a job or service for someone, usually for a set time and price.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone] hires [a contractor] to [do something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'contractor' with 'employee'. A contractor is not a regular staff member but is hired for specific work.
పర్యాయపదాలు
service provider (A broader term for anyone offering services, not necessarily under a formal contract.)
|
vendor (Often used for suppliers of goods as well as services.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
employee (An employee works directly for a company rather than being hired for a specific project under a contract.)
పదకలయికలు
hire a contractor
|independent contractor
|building contractor
|general contractor
|contractor agreement
విషయాలు
business
|employment
|construction
|work
ఉదాహరణలు
- We hired a contractor to renovate our kitchen.
- The city awarded the road repair project to a local contractor.
- As an independent contractor, she manages her own taxes.
- The contractor finished the work ahead of schedule.
- They are looking for a contractor with experience in green building.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- We hired a contractor to paint the house.
- The contractor fixed the roof.
- My father works as a building contractor.
- The contractor finished the job on time.
నామవాచకం
technical
C1
entity
2
Device causing contraction
A machine part that makes something smaller or tighter when it works.
పర్యాయపదాలు
actuator (A more general technical term for a device that moves or controls something.)
పదకలయికలు
mechanical contractor
|electrical contractor unit
విషయాలు
engineering
|technology
|science
ఉదాహరణలు
- The cable system includes a contractor to adjust tension automatically.
- This type of contractor is used in precision instruments.
- Technicians replaced the faulty contractor in the assembly line.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The machine uses a contractor to pull the rope tight.
- A contractor in the device makes the belt smaller.
- The engineer fixed the broken contractor.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
contractor
IPA
GB/kəntɹˈæktɚ/
US/kəntɹˈæktɚ/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
con - tract - or (3 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tract)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: contractor
- Plural: contractors
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
contractors
noun
Core family
contract
noun B1
Related words
Advanced or less common
contractually
adverb C1
పదప్రయోగాలు
building contractor
1/bˈɪldɪŋ kəntɹˈæktɚ/
fixed phrase
Builder hired under contract
A person or company paid to build or fix buildings.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The building contractor completed the apartment block in six months.
- We signed an agreement with a building contractor for the extension.
general contractor
1/d͡ʒˈɛnɚəl kəntɹˈæktɚ/
fixed phrase
Main manager of construction project
A person or company that manages all parts of a building project and hires other workers if needed.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The general contractor hired electricians and plumbers for the new office building.
- We need to find a reliable general contractor for our home renovation.
independent contractor
1/ˌɪndɪpˈɛndənt kəntɹˈæktɚ/
fixed phrase
Self-employed service provider
A person who works for themselves and is paid for work but is not an employee of the company.
ఉదాహరణలు
- She works as an independent contractor for several firms.
- She works as an independent contractor for several tech companies.
- Independent contractors are responsible for their own taxes.
- As an independent contractor, you have to pay your own taxes.