English → Latin
“contractor” in Latin
contrahōto draw in, bring or drag several objects together; collect, assemble, gather, amass; to bring about, accomplish, executpacīscorto make a bargain, contract or agreement with; to barter, hazard, stakeconductoremployer, entrepreneur; contractor; conductor (of heat, electricity etc)redēmptorcontractor, undertaker, purveyor, farmer; redeemer (one who pays another's debt); The Redeemerpraebĭtora giver
The English word contractor itself goes back to Latin contrahō, through contractor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
contractor
contrahens (general term): paciscens (who makes a contract or agreement): conductor, redemptor (who undertakes to supply articles; e.g., for an army; opposed to locator, he who offers the contract to others: redemptor, especially of a contractor for a building). ☞ Parochus: praebitor were persons who provided certain necessary articles for Roman citizens, travelling in an official character. This praebitor (in Cic., Off., 2, 15, 53) is probably an attempt to translate the Greek πάροχος.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for contractor?
- The usual Latin words for “contractor” are contrahō, pacīscor, conductor; also redēmptor, praebĭtor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.