English noun: contractor | |||
1. | contractor (person) someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things | ||
Broader (hypernym) | builder, constructor | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | defense contractor, hauler, haulier, ship-breaker, subcontractor | ||
2. | contractor (person) the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps | ||
Synonyms | declarer | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bridge player, hand | ||
3. | contractor (person) (law) a party to a contract | ||
Broader (hypernym) | party | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | builder, constructor | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
4. | contractor (body) a bodily organ that contracts | ||
Synonyms | contractile organ | ||
Broader (hypernym) | organ | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | muscle, musculus | ||