employer

[ em-ploi-er ]

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.

employer

/ ɪmˈplɔɪə /

noun

1. a person, business, firm, etc, that employs workers
2. a person who employs; user

Other Words From

• preem·ployer noun
• proem·ployer adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of employer¹

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

Example Sentences

The increase in National Insurance contributions the university has to pay as an employer will more than wipe out the increase in tuition fees next year, he adds.

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They were also told her current employer was aware of the case against her and that she had completed training relating to safeguarding and professional boundaries.

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T-levels are designed to cater for students who want an alternative to A-levels but do not wish to take an apprenticeship, which typically requires as much as 80% of a student's time to be spent with an employer.

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The hospice sector has warned that increased employer NI contributions and rising wage bills could create a shortfall of tens of millions of pounds next year.

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“Further, we refer to our email…where we explained we are not the employer of the individual,” it added.

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Related Words

• boss
• company
• corporation
• entrepreneur
• executive
• firm
• management
• manager
• manufacturer
• organization
• owner