contractor
nounmasculine/ẽpɾɐjˈtɐjɾu/medium
em·prei·tai·ro
Definition
A person or company that undertakes a contract to provide materials or labor for a construction project.
The contractor submitted a bid for the new bridge project.
We hired a licensed contractor to renovate our kitchen.
Common collocations
building contractorgeneral contractorconstruction contractor
Etymology
De 'empreitar' (do latim 'imprestare', 'dar em prestação'), com o sufixo '-eiro'.