{"era":"current","word":"contractor","meaning":"A person or company that undertakes a contract.","children":[{"era":"1500s","word":"contract","meaning":"a written or spoken agreement","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"contractus","meaning":"drawn together, contracted","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"contrahere","meaning":"to draw together, enter into a contract","children":[],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Modern English"}],"language":"Modern English"}