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
• president
• superintendent
• commander
• leader
• foreman
• master
• captain
• mistress
• overseer
• boss man
• sovereign
• leadman
• helmsman
• skipper
• taskmaster
• headman
• superior
• forewoman
• honcho
• higher-up
• kingpin
• straw boss
• ruler
• overlord
• jefe
• hierarch
• standard-bearer
• queen
• head
• king
• 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

In a tour of the campus in the days after the August 8, 2025, shooting, the scene inside the buildings was jarring, according to a former CDC official who asked not to be named to protect her current employer. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

These not-so-genial genitors are hounding hiring managers, shadowing their kid’s Zoom calls off-camera, and even applying for jobs on their behalf, per the paper’s reporting, leaving their employers flabbergasted. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026

Between that screen and the present sits everything an employer has assumed stayed the same. — Houman Akhavan, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Wetmore and others hope that meeting employers face‑to‑face will be the key to landing a coveted job. — Dawn White, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026