Employer

//ɪmˈplɔɪə// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the services of another person.

    "The skipper Mr. Cooke had hired at Far Harbor was a God-fearing man with a luke warm interest in his new billet and employer, and had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the yacht after the offer of an emolument equal to half a year's sea pay of an ensign in the navy."

  2. 2
    a person or firm that employs workers wordnet

Synonyms

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bossbusinessbusinessbwanachefchief

Example

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"Mary was given a raise by her employer."

Etymology

From employ + -er, first attested in the late 16th century. Compare French employeur.

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