(construction, engineering) A contractor hired to manage a project and to hire subcontractors. (If a customer serves as their own general contractor then this means they undertake the management tasks and the hiring of subcontractors.)

Of, relating to, or enforced by a contract.

(cell biology) A vacuole that removes waste or excess water.

plural of contractee

(law) A party to a contract. / (construction) The party to a construction contract who is not the contractor; frequently the owner.

A person working independently, under a contract; a self-employed person.

Tending to cause contraction.

(military, US) A civilian in a war zone who performs the tasks of an armed soldier under the Geneva Convention.

(physiology, obsolete) Undergoing contraction due to stimulation by arterial blood.

The act of providing a public service by a private contractor.