employer

em·ploy  (m-ploi)

tr.v. em·ployed, em·ploy·ing, em·ploys

1.

a. To engage the services of; put to work: agreed to employ the job applicant.

b. To provide with gainful work: factories that employ thousands.

2. To put to use or service. See Synonyms at use.

3. To devote (time, for example) to an activity or purpose: employed several months in learning Swahili.

n.

1. The state of being employed: in the employ of the city.

2. Archaic Occupation.

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[Middle English emploien, from Old French emploier, from Latin implicre, to involve : in-, in; see en-¹ + plicre, to fold; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]

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em·ploya·bili·ty n.

em·ploya·ble adj.

em·ployer n.

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employer [ɪmˈplɔɪə]

n

1. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a person, business, firm, etc., that employs workers

2. a person who employs; user

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

employer - a person or firm that employs workers leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others hirer, boss - a person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired three more men for the new job" master - directs the work of others mistress - a woman master who directs the work of others padrone - an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S. Simon Legree, slave driver - a cruel employer who demands excessive work from the employees employee - a worker who is hired to perform a job

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employer

noun

1. boss (informal), manager, head, leader, director, chief, executive, owner, owner, master, chief executive, governor (informal), skipper, managing director, administrator, patron, supervisor, superintendent, gaffer (informal, chiefly Brit.), foreman, proprietor, manageress, overseer, kingpin, honcho (informal), big cheese (slang, old-fashioned), baas (S. African), numero uno (informal), Mister Big (slang, chiefly U.S.) It is a privilege to work for such an excellent employer.

2. company, business, firm, organization, establishment, outfit (informal) Shorts is Ulster's biggest private-sector employer

Translations

employer [ɪmˈplɔɪəʳ] N (= business person) → empresario/a m/f; (= boss) → patrón/ona m/f
the employers' federation; the employers' organization → la patronal
the employer's interests → los intereses empresariales
my employer → mi jefe

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employer [ɪmˈplɔɪə^r] n → employeur/euse m/f employer contribution
employer contribution employer's contribution n (to pension fund) → cotisation f patronale

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employer

n → Arbeitgeber(in) m(f), → Brötchengeber m (hum inf); (Comm, Ind) → Unternehmer(in) m(f), → Arbeitgeber(in) m(f); (of domestics, servants, civil servants) → Dienstherr(in) m(f); employers’ federation → Arbeitgeberverband m; employer’s contribution → Arbeitgeberanteil m; employer’s liability insurance plan → Arbeitgeberhaftpflichtversicherung f

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employer [ɪmˈplɔɪəʳ] n → datore/trice di lavoro
employer's contribution (to National Insurance) → contributi mpl (versati dal datore di lavoro)

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employer → صاحب العمل zaměstnavatel arbejdsgiver Arbeitgeber εργοδότης patrón työnantaja employeur poslodavac datore di lavoro 雇用主 고용주 werkgever arbeidsgiver pracodawca empregador работодатель arbetsgivare นายจ้าง işveren người chủ 雇主