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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
Avenal is home to roughly 13,000 people, with about one-quarter of its population housed at Avenal State Prison, one of the area’s largest employers.
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Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 19 June 2026
Connecticut lawmakers between 2005 and 2010 directed nonpartisan researchers to produce several reports on the top employers of people who receive — or whose children receive — Medicaid benefits through the HUSKY program.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026
Could an insurer, employer or government ever demand access?
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
For the 2025 awards, 105 employers in San Diego County earned recognition as Top Workplaces.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2026
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Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 19 June 2026
Connecticut lawmakers between 2005 and 2010 directed nonpartisan researchers to produce several reports on the top employers of people who receive — or whose children receive — Medicaid benefits through the HUSKY program.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026
Could an insurer, employer or government ever demand access?
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
For the 2025 awards, 105 employers in San Diego County earned recognition as Top Workplaces.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for employer
Noun
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The board appointed veteran district administrator Andres Chait as acting superintendent.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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How to submit a claim form Class members can submit a claim on the settlement website or mail it to the settlement administrator at the address on the claim form.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
Noun
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Wilde noted that CinemaCon is one of Hollywood's most important industry gatherings, bringing together studio executives, theater owners and members of the press.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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Tech executives and other business leaders oppose the idea and have threatened to move to other states.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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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.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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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.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
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Spanish literature could prove to be a boon for international film and TV adaptations, says Fernando Benzo, author and secretary general of the Spanish Federation of Publishers.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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The BBC‘s new director general has announced plans to slash commissioning spend across its TV, radio, and news divisions by £80M ($107M) over the next two years.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
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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.—
Mary Johnstone-Louis,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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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.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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Countless Argentina bosses tried and failed.—
Chris Evans,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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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.—
Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
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If a supervisor pings during family time, propose a clear callback window.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
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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.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
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Rejoining would also generate yet more uncertainty for companies which are only just adapting to the new trading relationship, said Sean McGuire, a director at the Confederation of British Industry, a business lobby group.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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It was confirmed by the episode’s director in which Rhaena was given the eggs, that those eggs went on to belong to Daenerys in Game of Thrones.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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“Employer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employer. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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