Meaning & use
employer
A person or organization that pays others to work for them.
See it in a sentence
Her employer offered flexible hours so she could care for her newborn.
Many employers now require background checks before extending a formal job offer.
A note on using this word
Employer and employee are opposite roles in a work relationship; do not confuse the two similar-looking words.
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