general contractor

noun

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.)

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prime contractormain contractor
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Meanings

noungeneral contractor (plural general contractors)

plural general contractors

  1. businessA 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.)

    Synonyms: prime contractor, main contractor

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.)

Similar
prime contractormain contractor

Translations

Finnish pääurakoitsija
  • pääurakoitsijacontractor hired to manage a project
Hungarian generálkivitelező
  • generálkivitelezőcontractor hired to manage a project
Cite this entry
APA

general contractor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/general%20contractor

MLA

“general contractor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/general%20contractor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “general contractor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/general%20contractor.

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