employer

[ em-ploi-er ]
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noun
  1. a person or business that employs one or more people, especially for wages or salary: a fair employer.

  2. a person or thing that makes use of or occupies someone or something: an inadequate employer of one's time.

Origin of employer

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; employ + -er1

Other words from employer

  • pre·em·ploy·er, noun
  • pro·em·ploy·er, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for employer

employer

/ (ɪmˈplɔɪə) /


noun
  1. a person, business, firm, etc, that employs workers

  2. a person who employs; user

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