employer

noun

USim-PLOY-ur/ɪmˈplɔɪ.ɚ/UK · AUSim-PLOY-uh/ɪmˈplɔɪə/

Pluralemployers

1 meaning of employer

1
nouncountable
A person or company that pays others to work for them.
Like the family who hires a babysitter and pays them for their time.
Her employer gives everyone a paid lunch break.
Good employers listen to what their workers need.
Similarcompany, firm, boss
Oppositeemployee

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Origin

From the word "employ" plus "-er". It was first used in the late 1500s.