单词 | employer |
释义 | employer (once / 298 pages) n An employer is the person or organization that you work for. Can't find a job? Look at the bright side: you don't have to cater to the whims of any employer! The verb employ means "to make use of." An employer hires an employee, or worker, in order to employ him at various tasks. A factory owner is an employer who might hire people to work on an assembly line. If you're a teacher, then your school is your employer. If you’re lucky enough to have a generous employer, then you’ll probably want to stay at your job for a while! WORD FAMILYemployer: employers+/employ: employable, employed, employee, employer, employing, employment, employs/employable: employables, unemployable/employed: self-employed, underemployed, unemployed/employee: employees/employment: employments, unemployment/unemployment: unemployments USAGE EXAMPLESBean lists the center in court papers as her former employer. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Foundation Health Partners is now the largest private employer in Fairbanks with more than 1,650 workers. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) But when he turned it into a potential job, it was overlooked because it didn’t translate to the employer. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) n a person or firm that employs workers Ant|Hypo|Hyper employee a worker who is hired to perform a job boss, hirer a person responsible for hiring workers masterdirects the work of others mistressa woman master who directs the work of others padronean employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S. Simon Legree, slave drivera cruel employer who demands excessive work from the employees chatelainethe mistress of a chateau or large country house guvnor(British slang) boss old man(slang) boss postmasterthe person in charge of a post office spymastersomeone who directs clandestine intelligence activities station agent, stationmasterthe person in charge of a railway station leader a person who rules or guides or inspires others |
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