subcontractor

[suhb-kon-trak-ter, suhb-kon-, suhb-kuhn-trak-ter]

noun

1. Law.,  a person who or business that contracts to provide some service or material necessary for the performance of another's contract.

2. a person or business firm contracted to do part of another's work.

Word History and Origins

Origin of subcontractor¹

First recorded in 1835–45; sub- + contractor

Example Sentences

This means tracking deforestation and pollution that they, as well as their suppliers and subcontractors, cause, plus other issues like forced labour -- and taking steps to curtail them.

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One of the haulage firms was then hired as a subcontractor by an unwitting UK transport company.

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“Hiding your friends as subcontractors is like playing hide the salami with the taxpayer,” Tiefer added.

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This means tracking deforestation and pollution they, as well as their suppliers and subcontractors cause, plus other issues like forced labour -- and taking steps to curtail them.

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If his mental subcontractor detected a level of interest in what you had just said, it radioed a signal to the mother ship, which then wheeled around with the most intense focus.

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