subcontractor.

A person or organization contracted to perform part of the work that another contractor has undertaken.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• specialist subcontractor
• subcontractor agreement

On the page

The specialist subcontractor performed a defined part of the main contractor’s obligation.

The subcontractor agreement specified how the work would be checked before acceptance.

Usage notes

Primary category: economics / business / social science. Forms: Singular subcontractor; plural subcontractors. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: economic process explanation, financial distinction, incentive analysis, institutional change. Disciplines: economics, business, public policy. Commonness: moderately common.