Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

employer

/ɪmˈplɔɪ.ɚ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables: em-ploy-er
IPA: /ɪmˈplɔɪ.ɚ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the services of another person.

Example Sentences

"The skipper Mr. Cooke had hired at Far Harbor was a God-fearing man with a luke warm interest in his new billet and employer, and had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the yacht after the offer of an emolument equal to half a year's sea pay of an ensign in the navy."
"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."
"the ideal from the point of view of the employer is to have output without employees, and the ideal from the point of view of the employee is to have income without employment."

Etymology

From employ + -er, first attested in the late 16th century. Compare French employeur.

Origin

First known use: first attested in the late 16th century

Word Breakdown

Suffix: employ

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪmˈplɔɪ.ɚ/
British English: /ɪmˈplɔɪə/

Inflected Forms

employers (plural) imployer (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

antiemployer employerly multiemployer nonemployer

Frequently Paired Words

employ employment jobseeker boss

Synonyms

employer company owner proprietor firm business establishment organization outfit

Antonyms

employee

Rhymes With

destroyer foyer boyer hoyer moyer troyer scheuer goyer oyer multiemployer poyer shroyer

Questions

How do you pronounce employer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmˈplɔɪ.ɚ/.
What does employer mean?: A person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the services of another person.
Where does employer come from?: First known use: first attested in the late 16th century.

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