A contractor is a person or company that performs work on a contract basis. The term may refer to:
Business roles Defense contractor, arms industry which provides weapons or military goods to a government General contractor, an individual or organization responsible for the construction of a building or other facility Government contractor, a private company which produces goods or services for the government Independent contractor, a natural person, business or corporation which provides goods or services to another entity under terms specified in a contract Private military company, an organization or individual that contracts to provide services of a military nature School bus contractor, a private company or proprietorship which provides school bus service to a school district or non-public school Subcontractor, an individual or business that signs a contract to perform part or all of the obligations of another's contract Permatemp, a person who works for an organization for an extended period via a staffing agency Someone engaged in contract killing
Films The Contractor (2007 film), an action film starring Wesley Snipes The Contractor (2013 film), a crime drama thriller film starring Danny Trejo The Contractor (2022 film), an action film starring Chris Pine
Other uses Contractor (1779 EIC ship), an East Indiaman launched in 1779 Contractor (surname), a list of people with the surname Interval contractor, a mathematical operator Firoze Contractor, a fictional character in the 2019 Indian film War
See also Contract (disambiguation)