employer

[em-ploi-er] / ɛmˈplɔɪ ər /

NOUN

person, business who hires

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boss company corporation entrepreneur executive firm management manager manufacturer organization owner

STRONG

CEO President businessperson capitalist chief co director establishment head juice kingpin outfit overseer patron proprietor superintendent supervisor

WEAK

big shot front office head honcho meal ticket workers big cheese

Antonyms

STRONGEST

employee

STRONG

worker

Example Sentences

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Going below the employer match is essentially turning down free money.

From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026

And, are they expensive compared to having insurance with your employer?

From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026

Then, in 2024, his employer started using AI to automate his work.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

While he has extensive experience in complex debt workouts, his current employer, Centerview, hadn’t historically won sovereign restructuring mandates of this scale.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

His former employer described him as "a thoroughly wholesome, typically American boy" with a "modest demeanor."

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

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