Dictionary

subcontractor en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English contractor English subcontractor From sub- + contractor.

Meanings

1. A contractor hired by another contractor (often a general contractor) and thus employed by that contractor rather than directly hired by the customer.

Forms

Relateds

subbed · sub out · fly-by-night · farm out · subbed out · underqualified · farmed out · background check

Synonyms

sub

Translations (24)

el υπεργολάβος (contractor hired by contractor) · nl onderaannemer (contractor hired by contractor) · fr sous-traitant (contractor hired by contractor) · cy isgontractiwr (contractor hired by contractor) · fi alihankkija (contractor hired by contractor) · fr sous-traitante (contractor hired by contractor) · hu alvállalkozó (contractor hired by contractor) · ru субподря́дчик (contractor hired by contractor) · fi aliurakoitsija (contractor hired by contractor) · pl podwykonawca (contractor hired by contractor) · ca subcontractor (contractor hired by contractor) · bg подизпълнител (contractor hired by contractor) · tr taşeron (contractor hired by contractor) · ru сме́жник (contractor hired by contractor) · ru заво́д-подря́дчик (contractor hired by contractor) · de Subunternehmer (contractor hired by contractor) · mk подизве́дувач (contractor hired by contractor) · nl toeleverancier (contractor hired by contractor) · ga fochonraitheoir (contractor hired by contractor) · pt subempreiteiro (contractor hired by contractor) · ar مقاول (contractor hired by contractor) · sv underleverantör (contractor hired by contractor) · gd fo-chunnradair (contractor hired by contractor) · cmn 分包商 (contractor hired by contractor)