employer

/ɛmˈplɔɪər/

/ɛmˈplɔjə/

Other forms: employers

An employer is the person or organization that you work for. Can't find a job? Look at the bright side: you don't have to cater to the whims of any employer!

The verb employ means "to make use of." An employer hires an employee, or worker, in order to employ him at various tasks. A factory owner is an employer who might hire people to work on an assembly line. If you're a teacher, then your school is your employer. If you’re lucky enough to have a generous employer, then you’ll probably want to stay at your job for a while!

Definitions of employer

1. noun

   a person or firm that employs workers
   antonyms:

   employee

   a worker who is hired to perform a job

   types:

   boss, hirer

   a person responsible for hiring workers

   master

   directs the work of others

   mistress

   a woman master who directs the work of others

   padrone

   an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S.

   Simon Legree, slave driver

   a cruel employer who demands excessive work from the employees

   chatelaine

   the mistress of a chateau or large country house

   guvnor

   (British slang) boss

   old man

   (slang) boss

   postmaster

   the person in charge of a post office

   spymaster

   someone who directs clandestine intelligence activities

   station agent, stationmaster

   the person in charge of a railway station

   type of:

   leader

   a person who rules or guides or inspires others