employer
noun
em·ploy·er
im-ˈplȯi-ər 
em-
plural employers
: one that employs or makes use of something or somebody
… it is one of the most aggressive employers of the dreaded pop-up ads that effloresce across one's video screen like a sudden and unpleasant rash …—
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especially
: a person or company that provides a job paying wages or a salary to one or more people
Private household workers usually work in pleasant and comfortable homes or apartments. Most are dayworkers who live in their own homes and travel to work. Some live in the home of their employer, generally with their own room and bath. —Occupational Outlook Handbook
Occupational Outlook Handbook One of Hiroshima's main contributions to the post-war economic miracle of Japan is the Mazda car plant, the single largest employer in Hiroshima. —Michael Dillon
Michael Dillon … choose a classic health-insurance plan—if your employer still makes one available. —Laura Johannes
Laura Johannes Outside of the public sector and unionized shops, salaries in North America have long been considered a private matter between employer and employee. —Amanda Stephenson
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The program will focus on career exploration and work-based learning for students across three school districts, connecting classrooms with local employers.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Feb. 2026
To get the monthly employment snapshot, the BLS surveys about 121,000 US employers, accounting for 631,000 work sites (covering more than a quarter of overall employment).
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Coming from humbler circumstances than Hedda, who is a general’s daughter, Thea previously worked as a governess before marrying her employer, a widower two decades her senior.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Covista has tried to help solve some of those issues through partnerships between its institutions and employers, which provide tuition support and clinical training opportunities for students, who in return, commit to joining the employer’s workforce after graduation.
—Ian Thomas, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Feb. 2026
To get the monthly employment snapshot, the BLS surveys about 121,000 US employers, accounting for 631,000 work sites (covering more than a quarter of overall employment).
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Coming from humbler circumstances than Hedda, who is a general’s daughter, Thea previously worked as a governess before marrying her employer, a widower two decades her senior.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Covista has tried to help solve some of those issues through partnerships between its institutions and employers, which provide tuition support and clinical training opportunities for students, who in return, commit to joining the employer’s workforce after graduation.
—Ian Thomas, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for employer
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“Employer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/employer. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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