employer

noun

em·ploy·er im-ˈplȯi-ər

em-

plural employers

Synonyms of employer next

: 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 …—

Christopher Orr

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

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

… choose a classic health-insurance plan—if your employer still makes one available. —

Laura Johannes

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Nearly two-thirds of employers said easing inflation, stabilizing interest rates and a steady unemployment rate should support headcount growth this year, according to a survey conducted last fall. —

Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025 The order may be the first step in sweeping layoffs as President Donald Trump's administration continues to work on shrinking the size of the federal workforce, the nation's largest employer. —

Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025 The most likely scenario is that an actor, possibly one individual, was attempting to make some money on the side using their employer’s toolkit. —

Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2025 Both Johnson’s administration and Tirado’s new employer, Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke, tried to distance Tirado’s exit from Johnson’s house cleaning promise Thursday evening. —

Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for employer