# subcontractor

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #40,911

## Definitions
1. A contractor hired by another contractor (often a general contractor) and thus employed by that contractor rather than directly hired by the customer.

## Etymology
From sub- + contractor.

## Common misspellings (21)
`sbucontractor`, `ssubcontractor`, `subbcontractor`, `subccontractor`, `subcnotractor`, `subconntractor`, `subconrtactor`, `subcontarctor`, `subcontracctor`, `subcontracotr`, `subcontractorr`, `subcontractro`, `subcontracttor`, `subcontratcor`, `subcontrcator`, `subcontrractor`, `subconttractor`, `subcotnractor`, `subocntractor`, `sucbontractor`, `usbcontractor`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/subcontractor