employer
noun
em·ploy·er
im-ˈplȯi-ər 
em-
plural employers
: one that employs or makes use of something or somebody
… it is one of the most aggressive employers of the dreaded pop-up ads that effloresce across one's video screen like a sudden and unpleasant rash …—
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especially
: a person or company that provides a job paying wages or a salary to one or more people
Private household workers usually work in pleasant and comfortable homes or apartments. Most are dayworkers who live in their own homes and travel to work. Some live in the home of their employer, generally with their own room and bath. —Occupational Outlook Handbook
Occupational Outlook Handbook One of Hiroshima's main contributions to the post-war economic miracle of Japan is the Mazda car plant, the single largest employer in Hiroshima. —Michael Dillon
Michael Dillon … choose a classic health-insurance plan—if your employer still makes one available. —Laura Johannes
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Workers may not get raises because their employers aren’t making as much money.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
But a recession also is as much about a lack of confidence by both employers willing to invest in their businesses and consumers willing to spend money.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
Some of the highest wage earners at major employers in KCK — including the University of Kansas Health System, the University of Kansas Medical Center and the Providence Medical Center — live in Johnson County or across the border in Missouri.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2025
Instead, employers would be charged with remitting 1% of each employee’s earnings to the county.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2025
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
But a recession also is as much about a lack of confidence by both employers willing to invest in their businesses and consumers willing to spend money.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
Some of the highest wage earners at major employers in KCK — including the University of Kansas Health System, the University of Kansas Medical Center and the Providence Medical Center — live in Johnson County or across the border in Missouri.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2025
Instead, employers would be charged with remitting 1% of each employee’s earnings to the county.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Employer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/employer. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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