subcontractor

noun

sub·​con·​trac·​tor ˌsəb-ˈkän-ˌtrak-tər 

ˌsəb-kən-ˈtrak-

: an individual or business firm contracting to perform part or all of another's contract

Examples of subcontractor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Paxton also said that data annotators working at Sama – a subcontractor that works for Meta – are able to access private information and moments, such as bathroom visits and other intimate moments. —Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 20 May 2026

In an instance many years ago, our team hired a subcontractor to install an exterior piece of single-family homes in numerous communities. —Rick Tollakson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

The two cleanup workers who were interviewed worked for subcontractors, and both said the directives about what to remove and what to leave behind changed frequently. —Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 14 May 2026

The number of orders ticked up for the first several years under her management, according to Billy Davis, who owns the China Grove log mill that American Log Homes hired as a subcontractor. —Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for subcontractor

• benefactor
• chiropractor
• malefactor
• multifactor
• acter
• actor
• factor
• tractor
• attractor
• cofactor
• compactor
• contactor

Legal Definition

subcontractor

noun

: one (as an individual or business) that contracts to perform part or all of the obligations of another's contract