contractor

English Thesaurus

1. a bodily organ that contracts (noun.body)

hypernym	:	organ,
definition	:	a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function (noun.body)

hyponym	:	muscle, musculus,
definition	:	one of the contractile organs of the body (noun.body)

2. someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things (noun.person)

hypernym	:	builder, constructor,
definition	:	someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building) (noun.person)

hyponym	:	defense contractor,
definition	:	a contractor concerned with the development and manufacture of systems of defense (noun.person)

hyponym	:	hauler, haulier,
definition	:	a haulage contractor (noun.person)

hyponym	:	ship-breaker,
definition	:	a contractor who buys old ships and breaks them up for scrap (noun.person)

hyponym	:	subcontractor,
definition	:	someone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractor (noun.person)

3. (law) a party to a contract (noun.person)

hypernym	:	party,
definition	:	a person involved in legal proceedings (noun.person)

hyponym	:	builder, constructor,
definition	:	someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building) (noun.person)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)

4. the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps (noun.person)

hypernym	:	bridge player, hand,
definition	:	a card player in a game of bridge (noun.person)

5. a bodily organ that contracts (noun.body)

derivation	:	compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze,
definition	:	squeeze or press together (verb.contact)

6. someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things (noun.person)

derivation	:	contract, undertake,
definition	:	enter into a contractual arrangement (verb.communication)

7. the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps (noun.person)

derivation	:	declare,
definition	:	designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand (verb.possession)

8. a bodily organ that contracts (noun.body)

derivation	:	compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze,
definition	:	squeeze or press together (verb.contact)

9. someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things (noun.person)

derivation	:	contract, undertake,
definition	:	enter into a contractual arrangement (verb.communication)

10. the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps (noun.person)

derivation	:	declare,
definition	:	designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand (verb.possession)