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outsourcer

outsourcer noun: one who outsources.

Noun

outsourcer (plural outsourcers)

  1. One who outsources.
    • The H-1B has become a flashpoint in the immigration debate and a target for Trump, particularly over use of the visa by outsourcers, which rake in the lion’s share of H-1Bs, mostly for bachelor’s degree holders.2018 December 7, Associated Press, “Trump eyes H-1B visa rule change favoring advanced degree holders”, in New York Post
    • Outsourcing concerns an arrangement between a business (Outsourcer) and a third - party (Outsourcee) whereby the outsourcee provides a service for the outsourcer that may usually have been performed in-house.2019 February 27, “Why Outsource?”, in Cable Harnesses UK Ltd

Forms of outsourcer

pluraloutsourcers

Origin of outsourcer

From outsource + -er.

Questions about outsourcer

What does outsourcer mean?
Outsourcer means one who outsources.
What part of speech is outsourcer?
Outsourcer is a noun.
What is the plural of outsourcer?
The plural of outsourcer is outsourcers.

Words near outsourcer in the dictionary

  1. outsource
  2. outsourceable
  3. outsourced
  4. outsourcee
  5. outsourcees
  6. outsourcer
  7. outsourcers
  8. outsourcery
  9. outsources
  10. outsourcing
  11. outsourcings

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