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

C1
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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