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 Prospect staffers at all four museums are demanding the V&A obtain accreditation as a London living-wage employer within one year. — News Desk, Artforum, 30 July 2026 For years, employers from Florida to Ohio have relied on immigrants taking part in a humanitarian program to staff hard-to-fill job openings for construction workers and home health aides. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 30 July 2026 For many employers, the most expensive phase of a mental health challenge is the gap between suffering and support. — Stephen Sokoler, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Every positive interaction—from educational resources to a straightforward claims experience—reinforces an employer’s commitment to supporting its people. — Orla Nixon, Fortune, 29 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
  • School calendar changes are driven by multiple factors, including reducing summer learning loss, increasing instructional time to prepare for standardized testing, and responding to teacher and administrator preferences.
    — The Conversation, Fortune, 27 July 2026
  • Margie Vela of Amazon Web Services led discussions about artificial intelligence (AI), including hands-on training in agentic AI for university administrators.
    — Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of administrator
Noun
  • Several hospital executives, lawyers, and others have raised doubts about CPSC’s claimed authority.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • For modern executives, this means treating their brain and emotional world as non-negotiable operational assets.
    — Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of executive
Noun
  • The main lobby, often brimming with visiting wealth managers, business executives, and world leaders, was empty.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • However, the senior manager changed his mind after the two began working together.
    — Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
Definition of manager
Noun
  • Meanwhile Leia’s lost her brother Luke and her great love Han Solo in quick succession, and the general’s trying to rebuild the Resistance after a crushing loss to the evil First Order at the Battle of Crait.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 July 2026
  • Ruslan Kravchenko, the country’s prosecutor general, opened a war crimes investigation into the attack and a separate criminal case over possible negligence in organizing the event.
    — Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of general
Noun
  • And there is precedent for the FCC to step in and help nudge the industry toward being better stewards of space.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • Dedicated to being an environmental steward, the project’s carbon footprint will be measured and offset through Green Builder Media's COGNITION Carbon Offsets Marketplace.
    — Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of steward
Noun
  • His former bosses, Matt LaFleur and Sean McVay, tend to fill H-back roles with non-traditional fullbacks.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • James Goldston, the veteran doc producer and Candle True Stories boss, this week reflected on making two documentaries about the late Michael Jackson.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 July 2026
Definition of boss
Noun
  • The office of county supervisor Kathryn Barger is aware of the complaints of Toluca Lake residents.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
  • Recruitment is already underway for character modelers, set and prop modelers, look-development artists and supervisors, among other high-skilled positions.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 23 July 2026
Definition of supervisor
Noun
  • Maloney currently works as the executive director of the Grandview Assistance Program and previously worked with Catholic Charities.
    — Nathan Pilling July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • Henry Gardner, the director of a body that oversees the Coliseum’s affairs, said Saturday that Oakland Roots SC had missed its deadline a day earlier to make good on a defaulted lease payment.
    — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
Definition of director

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“Employer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employer. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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