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Synonyms of employer

8 similar words · 1 opposite word

Another word for employer is company. Other synonyms of employer are business, organization, owner and firm. The opposite of employer is employee.

Synonyms and similar words for employer

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

Opposite of employer

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

  • employeeA person who provides labor to a company or another person.

Meaning of employer

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

Full definition of employer

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Questions about synonyms of employer

What is another word for employer?
Employer has 8 synonyms on Word.ws, such as company, business, organization, owner and firm.
What is the opposite of employer?
The opposite of employer is employee.
What does employer mean?
Employer means a person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the services of another person.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: employer (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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