general contractor

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A contractor hired to manage a project and to hire subcontractors. (If a customer serves as their own general contractor then this means they undertake the management tasks and the hiring of subcontractors.)
general contractor

    Hyphenation

    gen·er·al con·trac·tor

    Turkish pronunciation

    cenrıl känträktır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈʤenrəl ˈkänˌtraktər/ /ˈʤɛnrəl ˈkɑːnˌtræktɜr/

    Etymology

    [ 'jen-r&l, 'je-n&- ] (adjective.) 14th century. Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin generalis, from gener-, genus kind, class; more at KIN.
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