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 Building curriculum in partnership with employers that blends technical training with the workplace habits and human competencies that define on-the-job success is part of what makes these pathways work. — Philip Weinberg, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 These behaviors coincide with the Federal Reserve signaling the current job market favors employers. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Alongside the mining companies, Inhotim is one of the area’s main employers, with nearly 70 percent of staff living in Brumadinho. — Mercedes Ezquiaga, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Cybercriminals could pose as an FBI recruiter or someone from an employer's human resources department. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 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
  • Two Rogers High School administrators were later charged with failing to make a mandatory report.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • For administrators running youth clubs, academies and athletic programs, inclusion should not begin after a child struggles.
    — Irma Davarashvili, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of administrator
Noun
  • Several Japanese nationals, including executives at top Japanese firms, were reportedly detained in August over alleged violations of dual-use goods export restrictions.
    — Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
  • This year, for example, Regan dropped an initiative that would have restricted hospital executives’ pay, in exchange for the California Hospital Association not imposing new administrative hurdles on unions pursuing political campaigns.
    — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of executive
Noun
  • The deal, which Lago and the city manager worked on for years, is a renewal of a previous agreement and gives UM the ability to plan for more students, new housing and other buildings on its growing campus, including potentially a new hospital.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In 2020 a 9-carat diamond was found by an Arkansas bank manager, and in 2024 a French man unearthed a 7-carat diamond.
    — LAURA TURBAY, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of manager
Noun
  • As the floor general, Clark channeled that fire immediately into a furious 24-6 surge, leading a Fever attack that forced eight second-quarter turnovers and outscored the Aces 30-17 in the frame to grab a 48-43 halftime lead.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The prime minister and chief of staff had picked the general to coordinate the military mission of flipping Hungary to the Allied side.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of general
Noun
  • Awash with new property tax funds, local governments often haven’t been careful stewards of residents’ tax dollars.
    — Elaine Parker, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
  • According to the tech company, the end of digital secrets is imminent, unless governments and digital stewards act quickly and adapt more secure online systems in time.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of steward
Noun
  • Drivers knew the back entrances, the factory layouts, and the best path to the boss of a mom-and-pop workshop.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Serena tells him his former boss Elliott Wyatt recommended him highly, which is strange given his former reticence.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of boss
Noun
  • Residents should contact their supervisor of elections for optional days of early voting specific to counties.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
  • County supervisors of elections also reported Monday that more than 2,200 ballots have already been returned, mostly from voters in the military and overseas.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of supervisor
Noun
  • The plane was carrying out a medical evacuation in Bermuda, said Clarence Togeretz, the director of flight operations at Latitude Air Ambulance, which operates the plane.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Sparkle Rainey is a youth activist and communications director at Young People's Alliance.
    — Sparkle Rainey Tribune News Service, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of director

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“Employer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employer. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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