音标：[kɒnt'ræktəz] ；

n. （建筑、监造中的）承包人( contractor的复数形式 )

n. someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things
n. the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps
n. (law) a party to a contract

contractors的用法和样例：

例句

This building was built by private contractors.这座房子是由私人承包商承建的。
Contractors have started building on waste land near the town.承包商在城附近的荒地上开始从事营造业。

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