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
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
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
Michael Dillon … choose a classic health-insurance plan—if your employer still makes one available. —Laura Johannes
Laura Johannes Examples of employer in a Sentence
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Rather than merely providing clear expectations about the terms and conditions of employment, many employment contracts now give employers sweeping control over workers, even beyond the workplace.
—Sheri Berman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
About 40% of working adults with a cancer history didn't get paid sick leave from an employer.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
Would an employer offend the statute by chastising an employee repeatedly for disregarding after-hours communications?
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
The system’s enormous cost is partly hidden because most Americans are insured through their employers: The premiums suppress wages, so the true hit to families’ finances is disguised.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 20 Apr. 2024
The judge conceded that the information about employers was necessary for lawyers to know.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 19 Apr. 2024
Workers at Amazon and Facebook parent Meta have also clashed with their employers over speaking out against the war.
—Dara Kerr, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
Biden appointed Abruzzo in 2021, after firing Peter Robb, a Trump official who earned the wrath of many unions for seeming to favor employers over workers.
—Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2024
Traub, of the National Employment Law Project, said employers have to pay more to make the math work and ensure the unemployment trust system is sustainable over the long haul.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Sheri Berman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
About 40% of working adults with a cancer history didn't get paid sick leave from an employer.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
Would an employer offend the statute by chastising an employee repeatedly for disregarding after-hours communications?
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
The system’s enormous cost is partly hidden because most Americans are insured through their employers: The premiums suppress wages, so the true hit to families’ finances is disguised.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 20 Apr. 2024
The judge conceded that the information about employers was necessary for lawyers to know.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 19 Apr. 2024
Workers at Amazon and Facebook parent Meta have also clashed with their employers over speaking out against the war.
—Dara Kerr, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
Biden appointed Abruzzo in 2021, after firing Peter Robb, a Trump official who earned the wrath of many unions for seeming to favor employers over workers.
—Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2024
Traub, of the National Employment Law Project, said employers have to pay more to make the math work and ensure the unemployment trust system is sustainable over the long haul.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Employer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/employer. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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