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
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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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Enrique Armijo, a law professor at Elon University, said that Lynch might not have much of a legal case because the First Amendment only applies in cases where the government is restricting free speech, not a private business or employer.
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
Taking advantage of any employer matching can immediately boost.
—Ebony Flake, Essence, 11 Apr. 2024
Despite the benefits, employers are worried Experts told Fortune that the regulation could potentially be imposed on employers without necessarily helping them.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
McClatchy News could not immediately get in contact with the club or the employers named in the lawsuit.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Massachusetts is also among 10 states with the highest number of employee deaths or hospitalizations at employers controlled by private-equity firms — 91 between 2018 and 2022 — as a share of its total private sector workforce.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Employees are more concerned with employers addressing childcare and commuting, with 55% of respondents to Morning Consult’s survey saying that an employer paying for childcare was probably or definitely a factor in deciding to work in person more.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
The fast food and health care wage bills had been on the chamber’s 2023 list but were removed after being amended to reduce their impacts on employers.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
Donegan said the Fund had received calls and emails from employers wishing to match donations by their employees, retail establishments who plan to put a QR code for the donation site at their registers, and churches and small businesses that plan to share the donation link via newsletters.
—Emily Davies, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
Mansee Khurana, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
Taking advantage of any employer matching can immediately boost.
—Ebony Flake, Essence, 11 Apr. 2024
Despite the benefits, employers are worried Experts told Fortune that the regulation could potentially be imposed on employers without necessarily helping them.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
McClatchy News could not immediately get in contact with the club or the employers named in the lawsuit.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Massachusetts is also among 10 states with the highest number of employee deaths or hospitalizations at employers controlled by private-equity firms — 91 between 2018 and 2022 — as a share of its total private sector workforce.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Employees are more concerned with employers addressing childcare and commuting, with 55% of respondents to Morning Consult’s survey saying that an employer paying for childcare was probably or definitely a factor in deciding to work in person more.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
The fast food and health care wage bills had been on the chamber’s 2023 list but were removed after being amended to reduce their impacts on employers.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
Donegan said the Fund had received calls and emails from employers wishing to match donations by their employees, retail establishments who plan to put a QR code for the donation site at their registers, and churches and small businesses that plan to share the donation link via newsletters.
—Emily Davies, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Employer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/employer. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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