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Word entry · 10 letters

contractor

Best crossword clue

"Hired builder"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɒnˌtɹæk.tə(ɹ)/Part of speech nounSorted accnoorrttStarts with CEnds with R1 cluesVery common crossword word
1C2O3N4T5R6A7C8T9O10R

Definitions

  1. a bodily organ that contracts

Word origin

Borrowed from Late Latin contractor, from Latin contract-, stem of contractus + -tor. First attested in the 16th century.

Used in a sentence

  • Two days later, walking beyond the usual limit of the conventional promenade, Carrados reached a rough wooden hut such as contractors erect during the progress of their work.
  • It looks like you're off to a three-hour staff meeting that doesn't apply to me. I'm glad I'm a highly-paid contractor. I'll be increasing my skills while you fight to get oxygen to your brains.

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