employer
Meaning
A person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the services of another person.
Concepts
employer
boss
master
landlord
head
supervisor
host
chief
manager
entrepreneur
user
principal
client
mandator
initiator
person of caucasian descent
wealthy person 3
someone hunting for workers
consumer
prodigal
spendthrift
one’s husband
gaffer
proprietor
owner
setter
appointer
engager
industrialist
hirer
proprietor of enterprise
employer of labour
buyer
customer
ordering party
purchaser
leader
governor
letter of recommendation
bargainer
businessman
jobber
merchandiser
merchant
monger
storekeeper
trader
tradesman
Frequency
Hyphenated as
em‧ploy‧er
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪmˈplɔɪ.ɚ/
Etymology
From employ + -er, first attested in the late 16th century. Compare French employeur.
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