employer

noun

em·​ploy·​er im-ˈplȯi-ər 

em-

plural employers

: one that employs or makes use of something or somebody

… it is one of the most aggressive employers of the dreaded pop-up ads that effloresce across one's video screen like a sudden and unpleasant rash …

—Christopher Orr

especially : a person or company that provides a job paying wages or a salary to one or more people

Private household workers usually work in pleasant and comfortable homes or apartments. Most are dayworkers who live in their own homes and travel to work. Some live in the home of their employer, generally with their own room and bath.

—Occupational Outlook Handbook

One of Hiroshima's main contributions to the post-war economic miracle of Japan is the Mazda car plant, the single largest employer in Hiroshima.

—Michael Dillon

… choose a classic health-insurance plan—if your employer still makes one available.

—Laura Johannes

Examples of employer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sign up Other tax rises include a rise in capital gains tax from 10% to 18% for basic rate taxpayers and 20% to 24% for higher earners, as well as a national insurance hike for employers and a higher national minimum wage. —Marc Shoffman, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024

However, critics claimed that part of the law has no teeth and would be ignored by employers who won't take the time to make the necessary calculations of salary and tips each pay period. —Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024

The state currently mandates a base pay of $6.75 per hour for these workers, with the employer required to cover the gap if tips don't meet the general minimum wage of $15 per hour. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024

However, unlike other widespread four-day workweek trials, which focused solely on employer and employee surveys, researchers for the German trial took a more holistic approach that considered participants’ underlying health. —Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

employ entry 1 + -er entry 2

First Known Use

1595, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing employer

• equal opportunities employer
• equal opportunity employer

Kids Definition

employer

noun

em·​ploy·​er

im-ˈplȯi(-ə)r

: one that employs others

Legal Definition

employer

noun

em·​ploy·​er

: one that hires others to perform a service or engage in an activity in exchange for compensation see also respondeat superior