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 In any state, governors can create a public option to make premiums more affordable and give struggling small employers relief. — Mandy Cohen, STAT, 12 Nov. 2026 Beyond the negative effects for workers and employers, shocking images of draconian raids added to the political damage. — Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 12 Nov. 2026 So far this year, employers — companies, government agencies and nonprofits — have been adding an average of 86,000 jobs a month, including a surprisingly strong 165,000 last month. — ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026 Federal law prohibits covered employers from discriminating based on religion or national origin under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. — Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 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
  • Questions also remain about the district’s disciplinary investigation, Young’s employment status and what changes, if any, administrators will make to the football program before next season.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Public school district administrators across the county pushed to get the proposition on the ballot, which, if adopted, will add more to county homeowners’ tax burden.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of administrator
Noun
  • They were photographed together both at a bar with other suppliers and then also out to dinner with some other executives.
    — Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 9 Nov. 2026
  • In many cases, boards and investors focused on ethical breaches, such as executives using company funds inappropriately or advancing the careers of romantic partners who reported to them.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of executive
Noun
  • Before or after your meal, check out the Renaissance Bar to witness bar manager Matteo Oddo make his sensational martinis.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Lynch, the team's president of football operations and general manager, addressed the brawls that took place in the parking lot and inside Levi's Stadium during the 49ers' 38-17 win over the Las Vegas Raiders.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of manager
Noun
  • The case was filed by the office of the inspector-general of police.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Competing calls for unity The former general, who campaigned as a no-nonsense straight shooter, reiterated Tuesday that his goal was a government that all Israelis could trust, not one that represents only certain factions.
    — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of general
Noun
  • Getting Bond 26 off the ground has been a top priority for the property’s new stewards, producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
  • After an in-room meal, call room service to request pickup or ask your stateroom steward to arrange removal.
    — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of steward
Noun
  • Perhaps most importantly, the new boss will need to keep the fans on side.
    — Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2026
  • My new boss, Jane Sarkin, was wiry and intense, with a habit of chewing her hair when nervous, which was all the time.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of boss
Noun
  • That changed in 2024 when a state constitutional amendment required Miami-Dade voters to choose an elections supervisor to run the newly independent office.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Becerra’s appointee would hold office until a successor is selected through a special election or the next supervisor race set for March 2028, roughly 16 months after the midterm elections.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of supervisor
Noun
  • Ballard was Newsom’s communications director from 2007 to 2010, when the outgoing governor was mayor of San Francisco.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Anna Saavedra serves as the director of the Center for Civic Society within the University of Southern California Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy and Government Service.
    — Ismar Volić, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of director

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“Employer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employer. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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