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

Close to a quarter of the firms surveyed said their subcontractors had lost workers, according to the AGC. —Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025

Tod’s is the latest luxury brand to be scrutinized for allegedly failing to properly audit its suppliers whose subcontractors allegedly engaged in sweatshop schemes and workforce exploitation. —Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025

As with American Eagle Outfitters and Puma, the facility was a subcontractor to one of Lucky Brand’s direct suppliers. —Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025

Remaining artifacts are split equally among the salvage company’s owners and its subcontractors, Guttuso said. —Kate Payne, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025

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