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employer|ɛmˈplɔɪə(r)|
[f. employ v. + -er.]
a. One who employs. Const. of.
b. spec. One who employs servants, workmen, etc. for wages.
1599Shakes. Much Ado v. ii. 31 Troilous the first imploier of pandars. 1668Child Disc. Trade (T.), Owner or employer of much shipping. 1742Richardson Pamela IV. 103 To present her Imployer with Bills for 500l. 1780Burke Econ. Ref. Wks. III. 286 Making it the interest of the contractor to exert..skill for..his employers. 1856Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. i. 21 Agricultural labourers lived..in the houses of their employers. 1878Jevons Prim. Pol. Econ. 64 Employers are regarded as tyrants. |