contractor

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: con=trac=tor

CIDE DICTIONARY

contractor, n. [L.].

 One who contracts; one of the parties to a bargain; one who covenants to do anything for another; specifically, one who contracts to perform work on a rather large scale, at a certain price or rate, as in building houses or making a railroad.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

contractor, n. a person who undertakes a contract, esp. to provide materials, conduct building operations, etc.

Etymology

LL (as CONTRACT)