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contractor

[kon-trak-ter, kuhn-trak-ter] / ˈkɒn træk tər, kənˈtræk tər /
NOUN
builder
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The commission told contractors that all work on the project would stop on Friday unless they got federal funding back, according to the lawsuit.

From The Wall Street Journal

His relatives said he came back as he didn't earn much there and had been working with a local stone-crushing contractor since his return.

From BBC

The dam "releases water to produce energy. They are not irrigation schemes that consume water," Pietro Salini, CEO of Webuild, the project's prime contractor, told AFP at the inauguration in September.

From Barron's

Outside of the top 100 contracts, the Journal identified other substantial services and products provided by a constellation of smaller contractors.

From The Wall Street Journal

“As a contractor, I appreciate that they’re an American workwear brand for contractors.”

From The Wall Street Journal