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

Her organizing was instrumental in California’s Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975, which granted farmworkers the legal right to form unions, hold secret-ballot elections, and bargain collectively with their employers. — Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2026

Finally, big hospital systems can fight back even when engaged employers try to steer patients to cheaper providers. — Tony Lo Sasso, STAT, 29 Oct. 2026

Insurers and employers who offer coverage are required to provide this document to anyone applying for coverage. — Helen Levy, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

Their employers, too, faced additional costs, with the average family coverage premium rising 5% to hit $28,303, according to the survey. — Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026