employernoun [ C ]
uk/ɪmˈplɔɪ.ər/us/ɪmˈplɔɪ.ɚ/B1 a person or organization that employs people:
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- She was fired after she was caught stealing from her employer.
- He gets paid a good wage, because he works for a fair employer.
- It's about time employers realized that staff who are happy work more efficiently.
- Many employers consider hands-on experience to be just as useful as academic qualifications.
- I'm very lucky - I love my job and Geoff really is the ideal employer.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Bosses & managers
- administration
- boss
- captain of industry
- CEO
- chief executive
- chief executive officer
- founder
- general
- Goliath
- governance
- governor
- guvnor
- magnate
- manageress
- managing director
- middle management
- overseer
- president
- top brass
- vice president
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