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a person or company that has people who do work for wages or a salary; a person or company that has employees
It was the employer's responsibility to improve workplace safety. Your travel expenses should be paid for by your employer.
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Recent Examples of employer
Some labor experts said there was a model for compromise: The union could agree to more automation, and the employers would offer solid job guarantees.
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Peter Eavis, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Dollywood is now the biggest employer in both Pigeon Forge and Sevier County, not to mention a major contributor to Tennessee’s state coffers.
—Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2025
Tourism is the largest employer for the city and is the fourth largest industry for the state of Louisiana, adding $2.3 billion to the state’s GDP in 2023.
—Janna A. Zanzi, AFAR Media, 8 Jan. 2025
Such an operation typically targets a large employer and surprises workers during the workday by rushing ICE agents in and making arrests of people suspected to be living in the United States and working without authorization, teeing them up for possible deportation.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Peter Eavis, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Dollywood is now the biggest employer in both Pigeon Forge and Sevier County, not to mention a major contributor to Tennessee’s state coffers.
—Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2025
Tourism is the largest employer for the city and is the fourth largest industry for the state of Louisiana, adding $2.3 billion to the state’s GDP in 2023.
—Janna A. Zanzi, AFAR Media, 8 Jan. 2025
Such an operation typically targets a large employer and surprises workers during the workday by rushing ICE agents in and making arrests of people suspected to be living in the United States and working without authorization, teeing them up for possible deportation.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for employer
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Some parents, for example, said nursing home administrators told them their children couldn’t go home until the family had a large private bedroom for the disabled child.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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At the beginning of this school year, Johnson had asked academic administrators to prepare budget cuts of up to 15%, with the athletics department facing a 25% cut, according to The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Lady Jessica, Dune Lynch may have all but disowned Dune after battling with studio executives over the film’s final cut, but the sci-fi epic still serves as one of his most dazzling feats of costuming, thanks to the ingenious work of designer Bob Ringwood.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
17 Jan. 2025
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Some rival motion picture studio executives have been guessing that Netflix would buckle and commit fully to theatrical.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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As for the Raiders’ potential interest in Sanders, nothing is known on that front outside of Brady reportedly leading the search for a new head coach and general manager.—
Vincent Frank,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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Johnson hired the former Jets GM’s company to conduct his search for a new head coach and general manager.—
Bob Raissman,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2025
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Ramsey, himself, is back, a stalwart general who made the choice to forgo a rough mid-round draft projection to boost his stock with another year at USC.—
Luca Evans,
Orange County Register,
15 Jan. 2025
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The soon-to-be former secretary of defense is Lloyd J. Austin III, who graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, served for 41 years and retired as a four-star Army general after three years as commander of U.S. Central Command.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Conclave sees the beauty in those differences and how Catholicism persists, as flawed as its stewards may be.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
12 Jan. 2025
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Pegula entrusted McDermott and Beane as company-wide stewards and has gotten out of the way.—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
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Adapting to your boss’s communication style can lead to better collaboration and more effective decision-making.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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Many theories persist as to what happened, whether Tony was killed or whether the cliffhanger insinuates that the mob boss would always live with the possibility of being murdered because of his dangerous profession.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
11 Jan. 2025
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Moreover, turnover intentions were lower and supervisor ratings of performance higher.—
Carine Harb,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Last summer, after two fires occurred at San Diego County battery storage facilities, San Diego County supervisors required county officials to draw up tighter rules that would restrict battery storage plants near homes, schools and other facilities.—
Molly Gibbs,
The Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Vaccarello has been the creative director of Saint Laurent since 2016.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
14 Jan. 2025
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Carta is the executive director of the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy.—
Terri Carta,
New York Daily News,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Employer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employer. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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