Contractor

A contractor is a person or company that performs work on a contract basis. The term may refer to:

Business roles

• Defense contractor, arms industry which provides weapons or military goods to a government
• General contractor, an individual or organization responsible for the construction of a building or other facility
• Government contractor, a private company which produces goods or services for the government
• Independent contractor, a natural person, business or corporation which provides goods or services to another entity under terms specified in a contract
• Private military company, an organization or individual that contracts to provide services of a military nature
• School bus contractor, a private company or proprietorship which provides school bus service to a school district or non-public school
• Subcontractor, an individual or business that signs a contract to perform part or all of the obligations of another's contract
• Permatemp, a person who works for an organization for an extended period via a staffing agency

Films

• The Contractor (2007 film), a 2007 film starring Wesley Snipes
• The Contractor (2013 film), a 2013 film starring Danny Trejo

People

• Behram Contractor (1930–2001), Indian journalist
• Didi Contractor (born 1929), German-American architect
• Dinyar Contractor (born 1946), Indian actor and comedian
• Hafeez Contractor (born 1950), Indian architect
• Nari Contractor (born 1934), Indian cricketer
• Nazneen Contractor (born 1982), Canadian actress
• Noshir Contractor (born 1959), American professor of behavioral science

Other uses

• Contractor (1779 EIC ship), an East Indiaman launched in 1779
• Interval contractor, a mathematical operator

See also

• Contract (disambiguation)