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
• president
• superintendent
• commander
• leader
• foreman
• master
• captain
• mistress
• overseer
• boss man
• sovereign
• leadman
• helmsman
• skipper
• taskmaster
• headman
• superior
• forewoman
• honcho
• higher-up
• kingpin
• straw boss
• ruler
• overlord
• jefe
• hierarch
• standard-bearer
• queen
• head
• king
• 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

Specialty pharmacy carve-out arrangements give employers visibility into a supply chain that has historically been opaque. — Yasser Almuaala, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Writers, actors, and crew will have fewer employers to work for, which means less bargaining power & lower wages. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

Clinics and pharmacies cluster around the industrial zones, but workers must pay for treatment themselves, unless there is a direct referral from factory doctors and employers agree to cover emergency treatment. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026

July's inflation data will be critical to the Federal Reserve's September interest rate decision, following a surprisingly weak jobs report last week, which showed employers cut 23,000 jobs last month, rather than a forecast of 95,000 new hires. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026