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
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Day laborers are not the workers on massive construction projects, more likely to be picked up by subcontractors who need help painting or reframing closets.
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Kevin Williams, CNBC, 27 June 2025
The Trevor Project, a suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ+ youth, has been a subcontractor to the specialized service since 2022, serving as one of seven call centers.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
Trever Staten was working as a subcontractor and was helping set up scaffolding to fix the roof of Utz Quality Foods in Hanover, Penn., on Friday, May 2, when the fatal accident occurred, the York County Coroner’s Office said in a statement.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 13 May 2025
Some three hours passed from the time a subcontractor hit the gas line, Liberty Utilities was on site to fix it, and the explosion that occurred at around 7:45 p.m.
No knocks on neighbors’ doors by police or fire officials.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Williams, CNBC, 27 June 2025
The Trevor Project, a suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ+ youth, has been a subcontractor to the specialized service since 2022, serving as one of seven call centers.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
Trever Staten was working as a subcontractor and was helping set up scaffolding to fix the roof of Utz Quality Foods in Hanover, Penn., on Friday, May 2, when the fatal accident occurred, the York County Coroner’s Office said in a statement.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 13 May 2025
Some three hours passed from the time a subcontractor hit the gas line, Liberty Utilities was on site to fix it, and the explosion that occurred at around 7:45 p.m.
No knocks on neighbors’ doors by police or fire officials.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for subcontractor
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“Subcontractor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subcontractor. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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