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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A separate report from global-outplacement and executive-coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas found that U.S.-based employers announced 33,429 job cuts in July, down 27% from the 45,849 cuts announced in June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
From 1 October, employers caught hiring illegal workers in the gig economy, such as delivery riders, could face fines of up to £60,000 per illegal worker or five years in prison.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
In California, unused vacation hours are considered wages and, while employers can’t enforce a “use it or lose it” policy, they can set caps on how much vacation an employee is allowed to accrue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Novo’s spending ramped up so much that it became one of the top employers in Denmark.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Then he stood up, looked into the keyhole, blew into it, and turning to his employers, made some remark.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
