contractor

建設業者、建築請負業者

報酬を受けて建物を建てたり改修したりする人や会社。

やさしい英語で： A person or company paid to build buildings or make changes to them.

• The contractor built our new house.
• We asked three contractors for prices for the extension.
• Has the contractor finished repairing the roof?

類義語： builder

よく使う表現： building contractor, construction contractor, local contractor

請負業者

契約に基づき、報酬を受けて仕事をしたり資材を提供したりする人や会社。

やさしい英語で： A person or company paid to provide work or materials under a business agreement.

• We hired a contractor to update our website.
• The company pays its contractors every month.
• She works as an independent contractor for several clients.

よく使う表現： independent contractor, private contractor, hire a contractor

専門工事業者

配管や電気配線など、特定の工事を報酬を受けて行う人や会社。

やさしい英語で： A person or company paid to do one kind of building work, such as fitting pipes or electrical wires.

• An electrical contractor checked the wiring.
• The plumbing contractor installed our bathroom pipes.
• Several specialist contractors worked on the new school.

よく使う表現： electrical contractor, plumbing contractor, roofing contractor