employer
Meaning
- (transitive) to use (a physical thing)
- (transitive) to use (an abstract)
- (passive, pronominal) to be used
- (transitive) to employ (a person)
- (passive, pronominal) to be employed
Concepts
make use of
turn to account
setting to work
employ for
employ in
employ on
give work
Synonyms
se servir de
avoir recours à
faire usage de
jouir de
prendre de force
tirer profit de
user de
donner du travail
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɑ̃.plwa.je/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French employer, from Old French emploier, emploiier, inherited from Latin implicāre. Doublet of impliquer, a borrowing.
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