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
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This includes employers attesting, via the Department of Labor, that a prospective H-1B worker won’t affect wages and labor conditions of similar American workers, USCIS said.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
After that, investment firms will develop compliant products and employers will update their plans.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
According to Gallup, only 20% of global employees actually trust leadership in their employer; and the research/polling organization’s State of the Global Workplace Survey states that just last year employee engagement was also hovering low at 21%.
—Vicki Salemi, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Immigrants are already vulnerable to other forms of abuse, particularly from landlords or employers.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
After that, investment firms will develop compliant products and employers will update their plans.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
According to Gallup, only 20% of global employees actually trust leadership in their employer; and the research/polling organization’s State of the Global Workplace Survey states that just last year employee engagement was also hovering low at 21%.
—Vicki Salemi, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Immigrants are already vulnerable to other forms of abuse, particularly from landlords or employers.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Employer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/employer. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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