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

Some solicitations now explicitly state that subcontractors must hold a current CMMC 2.0 certification to be eligible. —Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025

Continued transparency — breaking down spending by firm, project segment, and subcontractor layer — can showcase which sectors are thriving and where gaps remain. —Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 4 Aug. 2025

Instead, the water authority picks the subcontractor at a cost that may not be competitive. —Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2025

Italian fashion house Loro Piana, owned by French giant LVMH, has been placed under court administration for allegedly facilitating the exploitation of workers by subcontractors. —Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 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