Work and business / B1

im-PLOY-uh/ɪmˈplɔɪə/

An employer is the person or organisation that pays people to work: a large employer; former employer; employer’s reference. An employee works for them; a boss is informal and often one person. Employ is the verb. Unemployment is the opposite situation for workers, not for companies. Current / previous employer appear on job forms.

Meaning

A person or organisation that pays people to work.

Examples

• “Her employer offered her a better contract.”
• “Her employer paid for the training course.”
• “Please give the name of your last employer.”

Good to know

current / former employer. Verb: employ. Informal person: boss. The worker: employee. Job forms: previous employer.

Near in meaning

boss

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