employer
//ɪmˈplɔɪə//
Forms
- Plural
- employers
Definitions
1.A person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the services of another person.
- Today, at common law, the employer's duty to his employé is to use ordinary and reasonable care for the safety of his employé while he is performing his work.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2222
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From employ + -er, first attested in the late 16th century.
Compare French employeur.