employer

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English

Alternative forms

• imployer (obsolete)

Etymology

From employ +‎ -er, first attested in the late 16th century. Compare French employeur.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: ĭm-ploiʹər, ĕm-ploiʹər, IPA^(key): /ɪmˈplɔɪ.ɚ/, /ɛmˈplɔɪ.ɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪmˈplɔɪə/, /ɛmˈplɔɪə/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ɪmˈplɔɪə/, /ɛmˈplɔɪə/, /ɛmplɔɪˈə/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪ.ə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: em‧ploy‧er

Noun

employer (plural employers)

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

Derived terms

Related terms

• employ
• employee
• employment

Translations

See also

• jobseeker

References

Anagrams

• polyreme, re-employ, reemploy, reëmploy

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French employer, from Old French emploier, emploiier, inherited from Latin implicāre. Doublet of impliquer, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.plwa.je/

Verb

employer

1. (transitive) to use (a physical thing)

   Synonyms: se servir de, utiliser

2. (transitive) to use (an abstract)

3. (passive pronominal) to be used
4. (transitive) to employ (a person)
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5. (passive pronominal) to be employed

Conjugation

This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like noyer or ennuyer. These verbs always replace the 'y' with an 'i' before a silent 'e'.

Derived terms

• employer la manière forte
• employer les grands moyens

Related terms

• emploi
• employable
• employé
• employeur

Further reading

• “employer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• polymère

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French emploier, emploiier.

Verb

employer

1. to employ; to use; to make use of

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

• French: employer