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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

/ ɪ³¾Ëˆ±è±ôɔɪə /

noun

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

  2. a person who employs; user

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • preemployer noun
  • proemployer adjective
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of employer1

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

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There also isn’t a national certification for stretch therapists, as there is for physical therapists and chiropractors, though most stretch therapists are certified in-house by their respective employers.

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Recent increases in employer national insurance contributions could hardly have come at a worse time, according to sector leaders.

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On Thursday, he suggested in his own jumbled way that perhaps deporting thousands of the state’s farm and hospitality workers might cause pain to his friends, their employers.

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Pay is covered by the employer for the first three days, but after that is state-funded.

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In April, he said that some migrants may be authorised to continue working in the US, on the condition that they have a formal recommendation from their employer and that they first leave the US.

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What doesÌýemployer mean?

An employer is a person, company, or organization that employs people—pays them for work.The people who are paid to work are called employees. Employers provide employment.Less commonly, employer can mean something that occupies someone or someone that uses something (the word employ can also mean to use), as in Be a good employer of your time. Example: If the factory closes, thousands of people will lose their jobs—it’s the largest employer in the county.

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