general contractor

English

Noun

general contractor (plural general contractors)

1. (construction, engineering) 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.)

Synonyms

• prime contractor
• main contractor

Translations

contractor hired to manage a project

• Finnish: pääurakoitsija (fi)
• Hungarian: generálkivitelező (hu)