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em·ploy
(ĕm-ploi′)tr.v. em·ployed, em·ploy·ing, em·ploys
1.
a. To provide work to (someone) for pay: agreed to employ the job applicant.
b. To engage the attention or activity of; occupy: employed himself for an hour reading blogs.
2. To put (something) to use or service: employed a pen to open the package; employed her skills in the new job.
3. To devote (time, for example) to an activity or purpose: employed several months in learning Swahili.
n.
1. The state of being employed: in the employ of the city.
2. Archaic An occupation.
[Middle English emploien, from Old French emploier, from Latin implicāre, to involve : in-, in; see en-1 + plicāre, to fold; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]
em·ploy′a·bil′i·ty n.
em·ploy′a·ble adj.
em·ploy′er n.
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employer
(ɪmˈplɔɪə)n
1. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a person, business, firm, etc, that employs workers
2. a person who employs; user
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em•ploy•er
(ɛmˈplɔɪ ər)n.
a person or business that employs one or more people for wages or salary.
[1590–1600]
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| Noun | 1. |  employer - a person or firm that employs workersleader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others hirer, boss - a person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired three more men for the new job" master - directs the work of others mistress - a woman master who directs the work of others padrone - an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S. Simon Legree, slave driver - a cruel employer who demands excessive work from the employees employee - a worker who is hired to perform a job |
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employer
noun
1. boss (informal), manager, head, leader, director, chief, executive, owner, owner, master, chief executive, governor (informal), skipper, managing director, administrator, patron, supervisor, superintendent, gaffer (informal, chiefly Brit.), foreman, proprietor, manageress, overseer, kingpin, honcho (informal), big cheese (slang, old-fashioned), baas (S. African), numero uno (informal), Mister Big (slang, chiefly U.S.) It is a privilege to work for such an excellent employer.
2. company, business, firm, organization, establishment, outfit (informal) Shorts is Ulster's biggest private-sector employer
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employer
nounOne that employs persons for wages:
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Translations
صَاحِبُ العَمَلمُشَغِّل، رب العَمَل
zaměstnavatel
arbejdsgiver
työnantaja
poslodavac
munkaadó
vinnuveitandi
雇用主
고용주
zamestnávateľ
delodajalec
arbetsgivare
นายจ้าง
người chủ
employer
[ɪmˈplɔɪəʳ] N (= business person) → empresario/a m/f; (= boss) → patrón/ona m/fthe employers' federation; the employers' organization → la patronal
the employer's interests → los intereses empresariales
my employer → mi jefe
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
employer
[ɪmˈplɔɪər] n → employeur/euse m/f employer contributionemployer contribution employer's contribution n (to pension fund) → cotisation f patronaleCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
employer
n → Arbeitgeber(in) m(f), → Brötchengeber m (hum inf); (Comm, Ind) → Unternehmer(in) m(f), → Arbeitgeber(in) m(f); (of domestics, servants, civil servants) → Dienstherr(in) m(f); employers’ federation → Arbeitgeberverband m; employer’s contribution → Arbeitgeberanteil m; employer’s liability insurance plan → Arbeitgeberhaftpflichtversicherung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
employer
[ɪmˈplɔɪəʳ] n → datore/trice di lavoroemployer's contribution (to National Insurance) → contributi mpl (versati dal datore di lavoro)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
employ
(imˈploi) verb1. to give (especially paid) work to. He employs three typists; She is employed as a teacher.
2. to occupy the time or attention of. She was busily employed (in) writing letters.
3. to make use of. You should employ your time better.
emˈployed adjective having a job; working.
emˈployee, ˌemployˈee (em-) noun a person employed for wages, a salary etc. That firm has fifty employees.
emˈployer noun a person who employs others. His employer dismissed him.
emˈployment noun the act of employing or state of being employed. She was in my employment; This will give employment to more men.
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employer
→ صَاحِبُ العَمَل zaměstnavatel arbejdsgiver Arbeitgeber εργοδότης empleador, patrón työnantaja employeur poslodavac datore di lavoro 雇用主 고용주 werkgever arbeidsgiver pracodawca empregador работодатель arbetsgivare นายจ้าง işveren người chủ 雇主Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
employer
n empleador -ra mf, patrón -trona mf (fam)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.