Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
CONTRACTOR
contractor
(noun) someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things
contractor
(noun) (law) a party to a contract
contractor, declarer
(noun) the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
contractor (plural contractors)
A person or company that builds or improves 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.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*tract"or, n. Etym: [L.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ENDLESSLY
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
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