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EMPLOYER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for EMPLOYER?

Need another word that means the same as “employer”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “employer” in this overview.

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Employer as a Noun
Definitions of "Employer" as a noun
Synonyms of "Employer" as a noun (16 Words)
Usage Examples of "Employer" as a noun
Associations of "Employer" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Employer” are: boss, manager, manageress, patron, proprietor, director, chief executive, principal, president, head man, head woman, firm, company, business, organization, manufacturer

Employer as a Noun

Definitions of "Employer" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “employer” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A person or firm that employs workers.
A person or organization that employs people.

Synonyms of "Employer" as a noun (16 Words)

boss	A person who exercises control over workers. The boss* characters provide more than enough challenge.*
business	Business concerns collectively. Gossip was the main business* of the evening.*
chief executive	The head of a tribe or clan.
company	The fact or condition of being with another or others, especially in a way that provides friendship and enjoyment. A hook and ladder company.
director	Member of a board of directors. The sales director.
firm	The members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments.
head man	A rounded compact mass.
head woman	The tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates.
manager	A person regarded in terms of their skill in managing resources, especially those of a household. She was a good manager* and could make a meal out of nothing.*
manageress	A female manager of a shop, restaurant, etc.
manufacturer	A person or company that makes goods for sale. The manufacturers supply the goods to the distribution centre.
organization	The act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business. He was brought in to supervise the organization* of a new department.*
patron	A person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, or cause. A celebrated patron* of the arts.*
president	The officer who presides at the meetings of an organization. The Irish president.
principal	An actor who plays a principal role. The winners are paid from the interest without even touching the principal.
proprietor	The owner of a business, or a holder of property. By 1640 he was himself the proprietor* of a three hundred acre tract.*

Usage Examples of "Employer" as a noun

The National Health Service was the largest employer in Europe.

Associations of "Employer" (30 Words)

accountant	A person whose job is to keep, inspect, and analyse financial accounts.
administrator	A person legally appointed to manage and dispose of the estate of a deceased person, debtor, or insolvent company. Hospital administrators.
assistant	A person who ranks below a senior person. An assistant* manager.*
bailiff	The agent of a landlord.
bookkeeper	A person whose job is to keep records of the financial affairs of a business. The business had grown enough to justify hiring a bookkeeper.
boss	Raise in a relief. That was a real boss* move on his part.*
captain	Be the captain of a ship aircraft or sports team. He did very well academically becoming school captain.
chief	A leader or ruler of a people or clan. It s quite simple chief.
clerk	Work as a clerk as in the legal business. A clerk* to the magistrates.*
controller	Someone who maintains and audits business accounts. The speed controller* on his turntable was not working properly.*
coordinator	A word used to connect clauses, sentences, or words of equal syntactic importance (e.g. and, or, for. Subordinate clauses can be connected with a coordinator.
doctoral	Relating to or designed to achieve a doctorate. Doctoral dissertation.
employ	Employment. I started work in the employ* of a grocer.*
employed	Put to use. Up to 40 per cent of employed* people are in part time jobs.*
employment	The act of using. He is looking for employment.
foreman	(in a law court) a person who presides over a jury and speaks on its behalf. If you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman.
headhunter	A person who identifies and approaches suitable candidates employed elsewhere to fill business positions. A headhunter* offering you a wonderful new position at a higher salary.*
hire	A person who is hired an employee. We flew to San Diego hired a car and headed for Las Vegas.
manager	Someone who controls resources and expenditures. If I was his manager* I would offer Lewis 8 m for the fight.*
organizer	A person who brings order and organization to an enterprise. The organizers of the demonstration.
overseer	A person who directs and manages an organization.
producer	Someone who finds financing for and supervises the making and presentation of a show (play or film or program or similar work. This microorganism is a producer* of disease.*
recruiter	An official who enlists personnel for military service. A recruiter* will schedule you for an interview.*
secretary	An official in charge of a US government department. She was secretary* of the Women s Labour League.*
storekeeper	A person responsible for stored goods.
superintendent	The caretaker of a building. Superintendent of district nurses.
supervise	Observe and direct the work of (someone. The prisoners were supervised by two officers.
supervisor	A person who supervises a person or an activity.
union	A device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties typically in the upper inner corner. A union* shop clause in the contract.*
wage	The result or effect of doing something considered wrong or unwise. We were struggling to get better wages.