employer
noun
em·ploy·er
im-ˈplȯi-ər 
em-
plural employers
: one that employs or makes use of something or somebody
… it is one of the most aggressive employers of the dreaded pop-up ads that effloresce across one's video screen like a sudden and unpleasant rash …—
Christopher Orr
Christopher Orr
especially
: a person or company that provides a job paying wages or a salary to one or more people
Private household workers usually work in pleasant and comfortable homes or apartments. Most are dayworkers who live in their own homes and travel to work. Some live in the home of their employer, generally with their own room and bath. —Occupational Outlook Handbook
Occupational Outlook Handbook One of Hiroshima's main contributions to the post-war economic miracle of Japan is the Mazda car plant, the single largest employer in Hiroshima. —Michael Dillon
Michael Dillon … choose a classic health-insurance plan—if your employer still makes one available. —Laura Johannes
Laura Johannes Examples of employer in a Sentence
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The plans are funded primarily through employer contributions, which are tied to hours worked.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 May 2024
The Times found examples of a bar owner’s account being canceled after their deposits fell just below federal reporting thresholds, and a married couple’s accounts being closed after one of the spouses started receiving direct deposits from a marijuana company that acquired his employer.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
In a clear sign of labor-market cooling, U.S. employers added only 175,000 jobs in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 3 May 2024
American employers added 175,000 jobs last month, well below expectations of roughly 232,000 and off dramatically from the blockbuster job creation in March, when employers added a surprising and upwardly revised 315,000 jobs.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 3 May 2024
The immigrant workers tend to hold different jobs from the ski-slope employees, but some experiences cross these divides, notably that of having one’s employer for a landlord.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 2 May 2024
The system worked so well in Minnesota that Friedrichsdorf brought it to his current employer, the University of California, San Francisco’s Benioff Children’s Hospital, where it is expected to be in place system-wide by the end of 2024.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 2 May 2024
Rather than merely providing clear expectations about the terms and conditions of employment, many employment contracts now give employers sweeping control over workers, even beyond the workplace.
—Sheri Berman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
About 40% of working adults with a cancer history didn't get paid sick leave from an employer.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 May 2024
The Times found examples of a bar owner’s account being canceled after their deposits fell just below federal reporting thresholds, and a married couple’s accounts being closed after one of the spouses started receiving direct deposits from a marijuana company that acquired his employer.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
In a clear sign of labor-market cooling, U.S. employers added only 175,000 jobs in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 3 May 2024
American employers added 175,000 jobs last month, well below expectations of roughly 232,000 and off dramatically from the blockbuster job creation in March, when employers added a surprising and upwardly revised 315,000 jobs.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 3 May 2024
The immigrant workers tend to hold different jobs from the ski-slope employees, but some experiences cross these divides, notably that of having one’s employer for a landlord.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 2 May 2024
The system worked so well in Minnesota that Friedrichsdorf brought it to his current employer, the University of California, San Francisco’s Benioff Children’s Hospital, where it is expected to be in place system-wide by the end of 2024.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 2 May 2024
Rather than merely providing clear expectations about the terms and conditions of employment, many employment contracts now give employers sweeping control over workers, even beyond the workplace.
—Sheri Berman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
About 40% of working adults with a cancer history didn't get paid sick leave from an employer.
—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Employer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/employer. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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