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

But employers, relatives, friends, local governments and philanthropic groups can also pitch in. — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

An address, employer or occupation can help distinguish you from another person with the same name. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

The suspension affects a process through which US employers must demonstrate that hiring a foreign worker will not adversely affect wages or job opportunities for American workers. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026

His employer rents out the robots for events such as OpenAI’s conference. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026