Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who employs; a user; a person engaging or keeping others in service.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who employs another.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

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

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a person or firm that employs workers

Etymologies

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From French employeur.

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