employer

noun

Definition of employernext
as in administrator
a person or company that has people who do work for wages or a salary; a person or company that has employees It was the employer's responsibility to improve workplace safety. Your travel expenses should be paid for by your employer.

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Recent Examples of employer Between 2022 and 2025, the average family premium for employers in the state rose by 24% to $28,397, according to a survey by KFF and the California Healthcare Foundation. — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 Unionized employees at the El Dorado Hills Community Services District have held off filing complaint against their employer. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026 Jon Hyman, chair of the employment and labor practice at the Wickens Herzer Panza law firm, said the Meta lawsuit is a warning to employers who rely on artificial intelligence to guide critical employment decisions. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 15 July 2026 The source spoke on condition of anonymity because their employer prohibits them from speaking on the matter. — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for employer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employer
  1. administrator
  2. executive
  3. manager
  4. general
  5. steward
  6. boss
  7. supervisor
  8. director
Noun
  • At the local level, administrators often complain there is little clarity on what is expected of them and, too often, outright conflict.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
  • Academic administrator Joe O’Shea studied gap years and found that gap year alumni return with greater confidence, self-awareness and readiness for their next steps.
    — DJ Didonna, Time, 13 July 2026
Definition of administrator
Noun
  • Distinguished executives, including the likes of Dave Dombrowski and Andrew Friedman, have wanted no part of the Angels.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The state of Illinois does not have parameters on how cannabis money has to be allocated, but traditionally the county has used the fund on public health and safety initiatives, said Mike Theodore, a spokesman for the county executive office.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of executive
Noun
  • Clement, whose own All-Star rise was influenced by Mattingly, praised his former coach's success, noting his reunion with his son, the Phillies' general manager.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • Cole had dominated the Dodgers over six innings when New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone came out for a visit.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of manager
Noun
  • James will get to be the floor general in Miami, on a team that possesses two All-Star-caliber big men in Giannis Antetokounmpo, who has already led a team to an NBA championship, and Bam Adebayo.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • Lastly, Sitges Festival director general Mónica García and director-producer Luis Javier Enaine will discuss the notable expansion of genre cinema in Latin America with Pablo Guisa, CEO Grupo Mórbido, moderating.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 13 July 2026
Definition of general
Noun
  • Advertisement To be sure, Anthropic benefits from presenting its models as uniquely powerful and itself as a responsible steward of a world-changing technology.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 17 July 2026
  • Being proactive about learning the basics may also show the letter writer’s parents that the letter writer will be a good steward of the properties that will one day be inherited.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
Definition of steward
Noun
  • His boss agreed, according to the lawsuit, so Swinehart asked an employee who worked under him to figure out if the family would be interested in that.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • McClair, a scurrying cerebral Glaswegian signed from Celtic and one of the few players to outsmart his boss Sir Alex Ferguson, had become the first in 20 years, since Best, to score 20 league goals for United.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of boss
Noun
  • According to Embry, the Centre Station Post Office is remotely managed, with supervisors typically stationed at the larger Arden Branch a mile and a half away.
    — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
  • Designed by Teiyu Goto, a product design supervisor at the Sony Creative Center at the time, the VAIO logo continued to represent the brand even after Sony sold the business to Japan Industrial Partners in 2014.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
Definition of supervisor
Noun
  • The Po Delta is a haven for marine life, said Massimiliano Costa, director of the Po Delta Park that helps conserve and manage the local environment.
    — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Backed by a six-piece band, that included four women and her longtime music director Brent Barcus, Twain strummed guitar for nearly all the songs.
    — Karen Bliss, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026
Definition of director

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