contractor
B1Substantiv/US /kˈɑntrˌæktɚ/ KÄNTR-ăkt-ər; UK /kˈɑntrˌæktɚ/ KÄNTR-ăkt-ər/
One who contracts; one of the parties to a bargain; one who covenants to do anything for another; specifically, one who contracts to perform work on a rather large scale, at a certain price or rate, as in building houses or making a railroad.
