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contractor

[kon-trak-ter, kuhn-trak-ter] / ˈkɒn træk tər, kənˈtræk tər /
NOUN
builder
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He started as a contractor for $28 an hour, then was hired full time and given an equity stake valued at $10,000 that vested over five years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Viridor said the breaches were caused by a third-party contractor and were very small in scale.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

He had said, in effect: “I found this contractor myself. He worked on the pool at my golf club.”

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

Israel says 25 soldiers and one civilian contractor have been killed over the same period.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Mr. Kincaid was a contractor and worked on island houses.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn




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