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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Shein operates four warehouses in São Paulo, Brazil, and works with suppliers and subcontractors in Brazil and Turkey.
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 16 June 2025
Obviously, the pro plan is geared toward larger firms that are constantly on the hunt for good subcontractors.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
More big stories Metro’s violence prevention program marred by subway fight and subcontractor’s RICO indictment.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
Acacia woke up every morning with all its subcontractors, and all day long, worked on this as a full-time matter with their subcontractors.
—Armando Garcia, ABC News, 16 May 2025
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 16 June 2025
Obviously, the pro plan is geared toward larger firms that are constantly on the hunt for good subcontractors.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
More big stories Metro’s violence prevention program marred by subway fight and subcontractor’s RICO indictment.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
Acacia woke up every morning with all its subcontractors, and all day long, worked on this as a full-time matter with their subcontractors.
—Armando Garcia, ABC News, 16 May 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 28 Jun. 2025.
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