contractor
/kənˈtræktə(r)/noun
उच्चारण कन्ट्रैक्टर
ठेकेदार
Core word
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[C]
a person or company that has a contract to do work or provide goods or services for another company
ठेकेदार
- a building contractor
- The contractor promised to finish the road by March.
- The contractor hired thirty workers for the new school building.
+ 2 more examples
- A private contractor repairs the roads in this area.
- The contractor was fined for using poor materials.
Synonyms builder supplier subcontractor firm
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
contractor + for / of
Use 'for' to name the client or the job, and 'of' for what is supplied. A contractor does a defined job for another party.
ग्राहक या काम का नाम बताने के लिए 'for' और आपूर्ति की गई वस्तु के लिए 'of' आता है। ठेकेदार किसी दूसरे पक्ष के लिए तय काम करता है।
- He is a building contractor for the municipal corporation.
- The firm is a contractor of school furniture.
work as a contractor / on a contract basis
'As a contractor' describes self-employed or hired-for-a-job workers, as opposed to permanent employees. It is a countable noun.
'As a contractor' स्थायी कर्मचारी से भिन्न, किसी काम के लिए रखे गए या स्वरोज़गार वाले व्यक्ति को बताता है। यह countable noun है।
- Radhika's uncle works as a contractor in the telecom sector.
- Contractors are paid by the project, not by the month.
main contractor vs subcontractor
The main (or general) contractor holds the contract; a subcontractor does part of the work for the main contractor.
मुख्य ठेकेदार (main/general contractor) के पास अनुबंध होता है; subcontractor उसके लिए कार्य का एक हिस्सा करता है।
- The main contractor hired an electrician as a subcontractor.
contractor in the plural
The plural is regularly used for collective groups of firms and workers who handle government or defence work.
सरकार या रक्षा से जुड़े कार्य करने वाली कंपनियों और कामगारों के समूह के लिए plural का प्रयोग आम है।
- Private contractors built most of the highway.
+Collocations 4
type + contractor
buildingdefenceelectricalindependentgovernment
- The government contractor finished the bridge before the monsoon.
adjective + contractor
privatereliablelicensedlocalmain
- We chose a licensed contractor for the wiring.
verb + contractor
hireappointpaypicksue
- The panchayat appointed a contractor to repair the road.
contractor + noun
billpaymentlicencefeeagreement
- The contractor bill was cleared after the inspection.
“More examples 5
- The contractor promised to finish the school building by March.
ठेकेदार ने स्कूल की इमारत मार्च तक पूरी करने का वादा किया।
- Radhika's father, a civil contractor, builds small bridges in the district.
राधिका के पिता, जो सिविल ठेकेदार हैं, ज़िले में छोटे पुल बनाते हैं।
- The railway hired a private contractor to clean the station.
रेलवे ने स्टेशन की सफ़ाई के लिए एक निजी ठेकेदार को रखा।
- The contractor was fined for using poor-quality cement.
घटिया सीमेंट के उपयोग के लिए ठेकेदार पर जुर्माना लगाया गया।
- Many software engineers now work as independent contractors.
अब कई सॉफ़्टवेयर इंजीनियर स्वतंत्र ठेकेदार (contractors) के रूप में काम करते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is a contractor since 2015.
✓ He has been a contractor since 2015.
With 'since' and a continuing state, use the present perfect, not the simple present.
'Since' के साथ जारी स्थिति के लिए present perfect आता है, simple present नहीं।
✗ The contractors has not been paid yet.
✓ The contractors have not been paid yet.
A plural subject needs the plural verb 'have'.
बहुवचन कर्ता के साथ plural verb 'have' आती है।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Contractual (connected with a contract: 'contractual employees').
Collocation 'contractual' (अनुबंध से संबंधित: 'contractual employees', संविदा कर्मचारी)।