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Someone vs Contractor - What's the difference?

someone | contractor |

As nouns the difference between someone and contractor

is that someone is a partially specified but unnamed person while contractor is a person who executes the building or improving of buildings.

As a pronoun someone

is some person.

someone

English

Pronoun

(English Pronouns)
  • Some person.
    • Is someone there?

    Usage notes

    * Logically related to anyone, everyone, and no one. Becomes no one via negation. *: Did anyone help with the clean-up effort? *: Yes, someone''' helped yesterday, but '''no one''' did today because '''everyone was too busy.

    Synonyms

    * anybody, anyone, somebody

    Abbreviations

    Some translation dictionaries have used the abbreviation or so for someone.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A partially specified but unnamed person.
    • Do you need a gift for that special someone ?
    The someones under discussion were eventually arrested.

    Related terms

    * no one * everyone * anyone * somewhere * something English compound determinatives English indefinite pronouns English third person pronouns 1000 English basic words

    contractor

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who executes the building or improving of buildings.
  • A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects.
  • A person or company hired to maintain existing facilities like air conditioning systems, groundskeeping, etc.
  • A person hired to do a job on a business contract, as opposed to a permanent employee.
  • * 1994 , , Dilbert:
    • It looks like you're off to a three-hour staff meeting that doesn't apply to me. I'm glad I'm a highly-paid contractor . I'll be increasing my skills while you fight to get oxygen to your brains.
    (Three hours later) I became a multimedia developer. How was your day?

    See also

    * contract