subcontractor
noun
sub·con·trac·tor
ˌsəb-ˈkän-ˌtrak-tər 
ˌsəb-kən-ˈtrak-
: an individual or business firm contracting to perform part or all of another's contract
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It was recovered on a vessel registered as a licensed subcontractor, Perna noted.
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
An investigation found hundreds of quality system violations at Boeing and subcontractor Spirit AeroSystems factories.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Most were subcontractors, although some of those arrested worked for LG Energy Solution, which co-owns the plant.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
According to the New York Times, the majority of them were subcontractors employed by neither Hyundai or LG.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
An investigation found hundreds of quality system violations at Boeing and subcontractor Spirit AeroSystems factories.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Most were subcontractors, although some of those arrested worked for LG Energy Solution, which co-owns the plant.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
According to the New York Times, the majority of them were subcontractors employed by neither Hyundai or LG.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for subcontractor
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“Subcontractor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subcontractor. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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