employer
noun
a person or business that employs one or more people, especially for wages or salary.
employers
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pluralof employer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Plus, port employers near deal to delay strike threat, and surging chip demand drives up prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
That dynamic wasn't without financial benefit to Howe's employers.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
When he does hear back from employers, he’s noticed the process takes much longer than when he was last in the job market, about three years ago.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
In 2025, she became the CEO of eMed Population Health, a digital business-to-business health platform focused on access to GLP-1s for employers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
As Louis Uchitelle has reported in the New York Times, many employers will offer almost anything—free meals, subsidized transportation, store discounts—rather than raise wages.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
