# contractor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒnˌtɹæk.tə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #6,228

## Definitions
1. A person or company that builds or improves buildings or structures.
2. A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects.
3. A person or company hired to maintain existing facilities like air conditioning systems, groundskeeping, etc.
4. A person hired to do a job on a business contract, as opposed to a permanent employee.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin contractor, from Latin contract-, stem of contractus + -tor. First attested in the 16th century.

## Easily confused with
- **contracts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contractor-vs-contracts)
- **contract** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contract-vs-contractor)
- **contracted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contracted-vs-contractor)
- **contraction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contraction-vs-contractor)
- **constructor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/constructor-vs-contractor)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ccontractor`, `cnotractor`, `conntractor`, `conrtactor`, `contarctor`, `contracctor`, `contracotr`, `contractorr`, `contractro`, `contracttor`, `contratcor`, `contrcator`, `contrractor`, `conttractor`, `cotnractor`, `ocntractor`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/contractor