employer

em·ploy

 (ĕm-ploi′)

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

1.

a. To provide work to (someone) for pay: agreed to employ the job applicant.

b. To engage the attention or activity of; occupy: employed himself for an hour reading blogs.

2. To put (something) to use or service: employed a pen to open the package; employed her skills in the new job.

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 An occupation.

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

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em·ploy′a·bil′i·ty n.

em·ploy′a·ble adj.

em·ploy′er n.

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employer

(ɪmˈplɔɪə)

n

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

2. a person who employs; user

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em•ploy•er

(ɛmˈplɔɪ ər)

n.

a person or business that employs one or more people for wages or salary.

[1590–1600]

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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

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employer

noun

One that employs persons for wages:

hirer.

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Translations

صَاحِبُ العَمَلمُشَغِّل، رب العَمَل

zaměstnavatel

arbejdsgiver

Arbeitgeber

εργοδότης

patrónempleadorempresario

työnantaja

employeur

poslodavac

munkaadó

vinnuveitandi

datore di lavorodittaprincipalecapo

雇用主

고용주

werkgever

arbeidsgiver

pracodawca

empregador

работодатель

zamestnávateľ

delodajalec

arbetsgivare

นายจ้าง

işverenpatron

người chủ

雇主雇用者

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

employer

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

employer

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

employ

(imˈploi) verb

1. to give (especially paid) work to. He employs three typists; She is employed as a teacher. (in) diens يُشَغِّل наемам empregar zaměstnat beschäftigen, anstellen ansætte; beskæftige απασχολώ, προσλαμβάνωemplear tööd andma استخدام کردن؛ به کار گرفتن työllistää employer לְהַעֲסִיק काम पर लगाना zapošljavati alkalmaz mempekerjakan ráða til starfa dare lavoro a, essere impiegato 雇う 고용하다 (pa)samdyti nodarbināt; algot menggaji in dienst hebben beskjeftige, sysselsette; ha i sitt levebrød zatrudniać كارول، لګول، په كار اچول، نيول (لكه مزدور)، استخدامول empregar a angaja нанимать; работать zamestnať zaposliti (se) zaposliti sysselsätta, ge arbete åt จ้างทำงาน iş vermek, çalıştırmak 僱用 наймати, давати роботу ملازم رکھنا tuyển dụng 雇用

2. to occupy the time or attention of. She was busily employed (in) writing letters. gebruik يُشْغِل (وَقْتَ أو إنتِباه) занимавам се ocupar-se zaměstnat beschäftigen beskæftige απασχολώocupar hõivama مشغول کردن؛ سرگرم کردن keskittyä occuper לְהַעֲסִיק समय या ध्यान लगाना uposliti foglalkoztat mengisi waktu vera upptekinn occuparsi di, dedicarsi a 従事させる 열중하다 užimti pavadīt laiku; nodarboties menisi waktu bezighouden være opptatt av/ i gang med zająć كارول ocupar-se a ocupa заниматься zamestnať ukvarjati se zauzeti sysselsätta ใช้เวลา meşgul etmek 忙於 займатися کام میں مصروف رکھنا chiếm thời gian 忙于

3. to make use of. You should employ your time better. aanwend يُشْغِلُ، يَسْتَفيد من употребявам utilizar využít verwenden bruge; anvende χρησιμοποιώemplear, utilizar kasutama استفاده کردن از käyttää employer לְנָצֶל प्रयोग करना upotrijebiti (fel)használ menggunakan nota impiegare 使う 활용하다 (pa)naudoti izmantot menggunakan gebruikenanvende, brukewykorzystać استعمالول utilizar a folosi использовать využiť uporabiti iskoristiti använda, utnyttja ใช้ประโยชน์ kullanmak 使用 використовувати استعمال میں لانا tận dụng 使用

emˈployed adjective

having a job; working. werksaam مُشَغَّل работещ empregado zaměstnaný angestellt ansat εργαζόμενοςempleado tööl käiv شاغل työssäkäyvä employéמועסק नियुक्त, कार्यरत, रोजगाररत zaposlen alkalmazott bekerja með atvinnu impiegato 雇用された 고용된 dirbantis, turintis darbą nodarbināts bekerja werk hebbend ansatt, sysselsatt, i arbeid zatrudniony كار ګر، مستخدم، مزدور، مامور، اجير empregado an­gajat имеющий работу zamestnaný zaposlen zaposlen anställd ที่มีงานทำ çalışan, işi olan 有工作的 той, що має роботу; той, що працює نوکری میں لگا ہونا có việc làm 有工作的

emˈployee, ˌemployˈee (em-) noun

a person employed for wages, a salary etc. That firm has fifty employees. werker, werknemer مَسْتَخْدَم، مُّ��ف служител empregado zaměstnanec, -kyně der/die Arbeitnehmer(in) medarbejder; ansat υπάλληλοςempleado töötaja کارمند؛ مستخدم työntekijä employé/-ée שכיר कर्मचारी zaposlenik alkalmazott pekerja starfsmaður impiegato, dipendente 従業員 피고용자 darbuotojas darbinieks pekerja werknemerarbeidstaker, ansatt, arbeider, funksjonærpracownik كار ګر، مستخدم، مزدور، مامور، اجير empregado angajat служащий zamestnanec, -kyňa uslužbenec zaposleni anställd ลูกจ้าง çalışan 受僱者，僱員 працівник; співробітник ملازم người làm công 受雇者，雇员

emˈployer noun

a person who employs others. His employer dismissed him. werkgewer مُشَغِّل، رب العَمَل работодател empregador zaměstanvatel, -ka der/die Arbeitgeber(in) arbejdsgiver εργοδότηςempresario, patrón tööandja کارفرما työnantaja employeur/-euse מעסיק नियोजक poslodavac munkaadó majikan vinnuveitandi datore di lavoro 雇用者 고용주 darbdavys darba devējs majikan werkgeverarbeidsgiverpracodawca كار فرما، ګومار ونكى (كارته empregador patron работодатель zamestnávateľ, -ka delodajalec poslodavac arbetsgivare นายจ้าง işveren, patron 僱用者，僱主 наймач, роботодавець آجر người sử dụng lao động 雇用者，雇主

emˈployment noun

the act of employing or state of being employed. She was in my employment; This will give employment to more men. werk, besigheid تَشْغيل، بِطالَه наемане emprego zaměstnání die Anstellung beskæftigelse; arbejde απασχόλησηempleo töö, tööhõive استخدام؛ شغل työllisyys emploiתעסוקה रोजगार, नियोजन zaposlenje alkalmaz(tat)ás pekerjaan atvinna impiego 雇用 고용 darbas darbs; nodarbinātība pekerjaan dienst, werk arbeid, ansettelse, sysselsettingzatrudnienie استخدام، ګمارنه، شغل، دنده، كار، چاره emprego serviciu служба; работа zamestnanie zaposlitev zaposlenje anställning การจ้างงาน istihdam, iş 僱用 наймання; служба نوکری việc làm 雇用

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employer

→ صَاحِبُ العَمَل zaměstnavatel arbejdsgiver Arbeitgeber εργοδότης empleador, patrón työnantaja employeur poslodavac datore di lavoro 雇用主 고용주 werkgever arbeidsgiver pracodawca empregador работодатель arbetsgivare นายจ้าง işveren người chủ 雇主

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employer

n empleador -ra mf, patrón -trona mf (fam)

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