contratista
/kontɾaˈtista/ · B2 · noun · mf
contractor
👷📝 contratista = contrato (contract) + -ista (person who does) → contract person
Spanish contrato means contract, and the suffix -ista marks a person tied to an activity, like English -ist. A contratista is the person working under a contract: a contractor. The same form is used for men and women.