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 Some employers, including those who have been anti-remote in the past, are starting to acquiesce to employees’ requests for more work from home opportunities as a result of this summer’s events. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 9 July 2026 At least 15 employers, from American Airlines in Pennsylvania to GE Aerospace in Indiana, have already snapped up new graduates. — Bill Chappell, NPR, 9 July 2026 Pacheco serves as the chair of the Assembly Rules Committee, which essentially serves as the employer of the Assembly staff. — William Melhado july 9, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026 The research points to the ways more non-tech employers are using AI, Puri said. — Joelle Gross, NBC news, 8 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
  • San Juan High School administrators could not be reached for comment Monday.
    — Reeti Malhotra July 6, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • The ‘College-Enrollment Death Spiral’ and College Athletics The merger of Ursuline and Gannon stems in part from the enrollment challenges that have become a focal point of higher ed administrators across the country.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 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
  • Kenneth Malin, the West Cedar Creek MUD’s general manager, did not respond to a message requesting comment on the district’s discussions with Diode.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026
  • England manager Graham Taylor’s standing with the English media and public never recovered.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of manager
Noun
  • Monsignor Buh died the vicar general of the diocese in 1922 at the age of 88.
    — Vivian Wilson, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026
  • The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been charged with investigating both shootings and will turn the results over to the local district attorney general.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of general
Noun
  • Government must continuously look for ways to improve services while being responsible stewards of public resources.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
  • The stewards of the forest About 100 miles northwest of the Tahoe Basin, lower down in the foothills, survivors of the epic 2018 Camp fire that destroyed the town of Paradise have a very different relationship with forest stewards.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of steward
Noun
  • Like Sir Richard Branson himself, Virgin lets the hair grow long and undoes a few buttons while still making savvy business decisions, like a boss.
    — JP Brammer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
  • My last bosses had created a toxic work environment in which people hesitated to speak up, question authority, or make mistakes.
    — Leslie Friday, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Definition of boss
Noun
  • Her Bojangles supervisor then removed her from the schedule and locked her out of the company system.
    — Julia Coin July 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
  • Local 42, which represents most fire department employees, argued the jobs were not supervisory positions and therefore belonged in its bargaining unit rather than the supervisors’ union.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Definition of supervisor
Noun
  • Washington remembers meeting with Current executive director of community relations DePrice Taylor when she was first hired in 2022 about how Kansas City’s Eastside could get free soccer opportunities.
    — PJ Green July 11, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
  • At Karlovy Vary Film Festival this week, the 10 participants of Future Frames – the program for young European directors – were joined by Greek director Christos Nikou as their mentor.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 11 July 2026
Definition of director

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