Synonyms of employer

employer

noun

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.

Related Words

• administrator
• executive
• manager
• general
• steward
• boss
• supervisor
• director
• principal
• governor
• chief
• superintendent
• commander
• foreman
• president
• leader
• master
• mistress
• captain
• overseer
• boss man
• sovereign
• leadman
• helmsman
• taskmaster
• skipper
• headman
• forewoman
• superior
• honcho
• higher-up
• kingpin
• straw boss
• ruler
• overlord
• jefe
• hierarch
• standard-bearer
• head
• king
• queen
• prince
• potentate
• ganger
• princess
• baron
• gaffer
• taskmistress
• figurehead
• magnate
• big gun
• czar
• mogul
• top dog
• bigwig
• top gun
• czarina
• big cheese
• coleader
• cohead
• micromanager
• subdirector
• subchief

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of employer

The platform offers a window into how earning a living can increasingly be assembled from different sources rather than tied entirely to one employer. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

Critical thinking, communication, and collaboration still regularly top NACE's lists of skills employers look for in entry-level workers, VanDerziel says, so young employees should focus on developing those skills as well. — Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

Additional training could be provided by the employers of security staff. — Rick Pozniak, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Even as Medicare has launched coverage of GLP-1's for older adults, some employers and insurers are balking at paying for these expensive medications. — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026