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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
Wondr Health, which provides GLP-1s via employers, named Patti Rittling head of broker and consultant relations.
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Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra has made an employer charge part of his election platform.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
Today, 67% of people insured through an employer – roughly 100 million Americans – are in these plans, making the law’s defects especially salient.
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Miranda Yaver,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
For employers, this highlights the importance of investing in communication, career development and trust to cultivate long-term engagement.
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Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
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Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra has made an employer charge part of his election platform.
—
ABC News,
2 July 2026
Today, 67% of people insured through an employer – roughly 100 million Americans – are in these plans, making the law’s defects especially salient.
—
Miranda Yaver,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
For employers, this highlights the importance of investing in communication, career development and trust to cultivate long-term engagement.
—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for employer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employer
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The jail’s administrator did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday night.
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Jail administrators and multiple law enforcement agencies were working toward a quick, peaceful resolution and restoration of full control of the jail.
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The billionaire executive spent more than $110 million of his own money to win the nomination in one of the most brutal Republican primaries in modern Georgia history for the chance to take on Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms in November.
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On Tuesday night, the New York Post reported that the woman had been identified as Angie Baez, a 40-year-old financial industry executive.
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Under Cooper’s order, the center’s managers plan to meet with the board in mid-July to vote on how to move forward on construction, according to a Justice Department filing June 19.
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Giants manager Tony Vitello was about to pinch-run for Devers in hopes of adding speed on the bases to tie the game.
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Gwinnett returned to Georgia after signing the Declaration and ordered a military operation that failed, driving a deeper wedge between him and McIntosh, the Georgia Militia’s top general.
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Since 2013, the organization has helped more than 25,000 people who’ve called in to file a report, director general Gabriela González García said.
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While founder control is cited for long-term vision, the piece suggests alternative models like steward-ownership could foster accountability without sacrificing strategic focus, urging regulators to adapt to this new era of concentrated, potentially ungovernable corporate power.
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He was called to the stewards and slapped with a one-race ban that rules him out of Sunday's Grand Prix.
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Countless Argentina bosses tried and failed.
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On Thursday, the Interior Department was claiming to have beat back the toxic blooms — while doing a drive-by trashing of Barack Obama to please the boss.
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If a supervisor pings during family time, propose a clear callback window.
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Chaos erupted after activist and opponent to Henyard Jedidiah Brown called the former supervisor an expletive, leading both Woods and Henyard to enter the melee.
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The irony is that in not trying to pass muster with more conservative theatergoers (and their fastidious institutional guardians), playwrights have been winning over not just critics but also formerly squeamish artistic directors and perennially nervous Broadway producers.
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André Duvenhage, research director at South Africa’s North-West University, said migrants are often hired because employers see them as willing to work for lower wages and, as non-citizens, they are typically not protected by as many labor protections.
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“Employer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employer. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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