"subcontractor" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: subcontractors [plural]
Etymology: From sub- + contractor. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|contractor}} sub- + contractor Head templates: {{en-noun}} subcontractor (plural subcontractors)
  1. A contractor hired by a general contractor employed by the contractor rather than directly hired by the customer. Translations (contractor hired by contractor): подизпълнител (podizpǎlnitel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), onderaannemer [masculine] (Dutch), alihankkija (Finnish), aliurakoitsija (Finnish), sous-traitant [masculine] (French), Subunternehmer [masculine] (German), υπεργολάβος (ypergolávos) [masculine] (Greek), alvállalkozó (Hungarian), fochonraitheoir [masculine] (Irish), подизве́дувач (podizvéduvač) [masculine] (Macedonian), podwykonawca [masculine] (Polish), subempreiteiro [masculine] (Portuguese), субподря́дчик (subpodrjádčik) [masculine] (Russian), заво́д-подря́дчик (zavód-podrjádčik) [masculine] (Russian), сме́жник (sméžnik) [masculine] (Russian), fo-chunnradair [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), underleverantör [common-gender] (Swedish), taşeron (Turkish), isgontractiwr [masculine] (Welsh)

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      "code": "tr",
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      "word": "taşeron"
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