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employer
What does employer mean?
employer (noun): a person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the services of another person.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use employer in a sentence?
How do you pronounce employer?
/ɛmˈplɔɪɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does employer come from?
From employ + -er, first attested in the late 16th century.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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