Contractor
noun
A person or company that provides goods or services to another company under a specified agreement.
The contractor is building a house for us according to our specific design requests.
Often appears as...
- independent contractor
- general contractor
noun
A military person hired by a private company.
The security contractor was fed with confidential information to safeguard the base camp.
Often appears as...
- security contractor
- defense contractor
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Technical
noun
A person or company that performs specific tasks like construction or renovations under a contract.
The renovation contractor was hired to update the kitchen and bathroom spaces.
Often appears as...
- remodeling contractor
- renovation contractor
noun
A person or company that provides goods or services to another company under a specified agreement.
The contractor is building a house for us according to our specific design requests.
Often appears as...
- independent contractor
- general contractor
noun
A military person hired by a private company.
The security contractor was fed with confidential information to safeguard the base camp.
Often appears as...
- security contractor
- defense contractor
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A person or company that performs specific tasks like construction or renovations under a contract.
The renovation contractor was hired to update the kitchen and bathroom spaces.
Often appears as...
- remodeling contractor
- renovation contractor
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Types of Contractors
Contractors can be individuals or entire companies hired for their services.
They hired a contractor to manage their IT services.
Pro Tip 2/3Project Specific
A contractor often works on a project-to-project basis, not continually.
After the restaurant renovation, the contractor left for another project.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Agreements
Contractors work under a contract, outlining the work and payment details.
The contractor signed a six-month contract to complete the building works.
Pro Tip 1/3Types of Contractors
Contractors can be individuals or entire companies hired for their services.
They hired a contractor to manage their IT services.
Pro Tip 2/3Project Specific
A contractor often works on a project-to-project basis, not continually.
After the restaurant renovation, the contractor left for another project.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Agreements
Contractors work under a contract, outlining the work and payment details.
The contractor signed a six-month contract to complete the building works.
Pro Tip 1/3Types of Contractors
Contractors can be individuals or entire companies hired for their services.
They hired a contractor to manage their IT services.
Pro Tip 2/3Project Specific
A contractor often works on a project-to-project basis, not continually.
After the restaurant renovation, the contractor left for another project.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Agreements
Contractors work under a contract, outlining the work and payment details.
The contractor signed a six-month contract to complete the building works.
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Chris Domas: The 1s and...
and maybe, maybe on my most glorious day, it was keeping someone's credit card information from being stolen. Those are important things, but that's not how I wanted to spend my life. But after 30 minutes of work as a defense contractor, I soon found out that my idea of cyber
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The path toward...
to take them to very far-reaching areas to make these things worth work we got back feedback from some contractors who said that thank you for showing us that the problems of the challenges are so huge some of them went to sink water wells and I'm getting there found that
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How we take back the...
And out of all the solutions that I could come up with, out of going to Congress, when there were no laws, there were no legal protections for a private employee, a contractor in intelligence like myself, there was a risk that I would be buried along with the information
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Stunning buildings made...
And we also had to become the contractors because we failed at finding somebody willing to share the risk with us. Now, luckily, we convinced the quarry team to help us build a few prototypes to resolve some of the technical details. And we agreed on a few mock-ups,
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How to stay calm when...
It releases cortisol that raises your heart rate, it modulates adrenaline levels and it clouds your thinking. So the next morning, when I woke up on too little sleep, worrying about the hole in the window, and a mental note that I had to call my contractor,
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Creative houses from...
everybody points in laughs and he said he tried it a fifth time and it still didn't work about a early on contractors come by and say Dan you're a cute little bunny but you know this just isn't gonna work once you do this once
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Let's teach for mastery...
imagine if we did other things in our life that way. Say, home-building. So we bring in the contractor and say, "We were told we have two weeks to build a foundation. Do what you can."
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The design of the...
So the question is, how hard would it be to assemble this, right? How big a contractor team would you need to put this universe together, right? That's the issue, right?
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Like a Knife Blade PIPE...
attack because it is home to some of the largest defense contractors in the world because he thinks they could be destroyed in an attack he has his own
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Beavers in the Snow PIPE...
down the valley snow has stopped the contractors in their tracks they've
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Chris Domas: The 1s and...
and maybe, maybe on my most glorious day, it was keeping someone's credit card information from being stolen. Those are important things, but that's not how I wanted to spend my life. But after 30 minutes of work as a defense contractor, I soon found out that my idea of cyber
Video examples
The path toward...
to take them to very far-reaching areas to make these things worth work we got back feedback from some contractors who said that thank you for showing us that the problems of the challenges are so huge some of them went to sink water wells and I'm getting there found that
Video examples
How we take back the...
And out of all the solutions that I could come up with, out of going to Congress, when there were no laws, there were no legal protections for a private employee, a contractor in intelligence like myself, there was a risk that I would be buried along with the information
Video examples
Stunning buildings made...
And we also had to become the contractors because we failed at finding somebody willing to share the risk with us. Now, luckily, we convinced the quarry team to help us build a few prototypes to resolve some of the technical details. And we agreed on a few mock-ups,
Video examples
How to stay calm when...
It releases cortisol that raises your heart rate, it modulates adrenaline levels and it clouds your thinking. So the next morning, when I woke up on too little sleep, worrying about the hole in the window, and a mental note that I had to call my contractor,
Video examples
Creative houses from...
everybody points in laughs and he said he tried it a fifth time and it still didn't work about a early on contractors come by and say Dan you're a cute little bunny but you know this just isn't gonna work once you do this once
Video examples
Let's teach for mastery...
imagine if we did other things in our life that way. Say, home-building. So we bring in the contractor and say, "We were told we have two weeks to build a foundation. Do what you can."
Video examples
The design of the...
So the question is, how hard would it be to assemble this, right? How big a contractor team would you need to put this universe together, right? That's the issue, right?
Video examples
Like a Knife Blade PIPE...
attack because it is home to some of the largest defense contractors in the world because he thinks they could be destroyed in an attack he has his own
Video examples
Beavers in the Snow PIPE...
down the valley snow has stopped the contractors in their tracks they've
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Julian Assange
Australian Activist
All over the world, the barriers between what is inside an organisation and outside an organisation are being smoothed out. In the military, the use of contractors means that what is the military and what is not the military is smoothed out.
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Ivanka Trump
American Businesswoman
When I bid out our construction projects, I call contractors personally to close the deal and get the best price or enhance the scope of their deliverable. You don't get what you don't ask for.
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Maynard Webb
American Author
Independent contractors - a rapidly growing piece of the workforce - can often achieve the best quality of life. They can choose from where they work, whom they work for and for how long.
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Genevieve Gorder
American Designer
I will not do work that isn't done well or right. Stuff happens - things break, contractors don't come through - but I don't want to be responsible for not doing something correctly.
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James Surowiecki
American Journalist
Defense contractors are able to reap tremendous profits while rarely confronting the risks for which those profits are supposed to be the reward.
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Elon Musk
South African Businessman
It is true that SpaceX is partially a government contractor, but it would be unfair to say that SpaceX is entirely a government contractor.
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Jon Ossoff
American Director
Both parties in Washington waste too much of your money. When I worked there, I helped expose waste and abuse by government contractors.
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Grace Potter
American Musician
I was a general contractor when I was paying for my first record.
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Erik Prince
American Businessman
I never intended to be a defense contractor in the first place.
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Enda Kenny
Irish Politician
I have never been on the trail of developers or contractors.
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Julian Assange
Australian Activist
All over the world, the barriers between what is inside an organisation and outside an organisation are being smoothed out. In the military, the use of contractors means that what is the military and what is not the military is smoothed out.
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Ivanka Trump
American Businesswoman
When I bid out our construction projects, I call contractors personally to close the deal and get the best price or enhance the scope of their deliverable. You don't get what you don't ask for.
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Maynard Webb
American Author
Independent contractors - a rapidly growing piece of the workforce - can often achieve the best quality of life. They can choose from where they work, whom they work for and for how long.
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Genevieve Gorder
American Designer
I will not do work that isn't done well or right. Stuff happens - things break, contractors don't come through - but I don't want to be responsible for not doing something correctly.
Quote examples
James Surowiecki
American Journalist
Defense contractors are able to reap tremendous profits while rarely confronting the risks for which those profits are supposed to be the reward.
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Elon Musk
South African Businessman
It is true that SpaceX is partially a government contractor, but it would be unfair to say that SpaceX is entirely a government contractor.
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Jon Ossoff
American Director
Both parties in Washington waste too much of your money. When I worked there, I helped expose waste and abuse by government contractors.
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Grace Potter
American Musician
I was a general contractor when I was paying for my first record.
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Erik Prince
American Businessman
I never intended to be a defense contractor in the first place.
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Enda Kenny
Irish Politician
I have never been on the trail of developers or contractors.
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