employer

== English == === Alternative forms === imployer (obsolete) === Etymology === From employ +‎ -er, first attested in the late 16th century. Compare French employeur. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪmˈplɔɪə/, /ɛmˈplɔɪə/ (General American, Canada) enPR: ĭm-ploiʹər, ĕm-ploiʹər, IPA(key): /ɪmˈplɔɪ.ɚ/, /ɛmˈplɔɪ.ɚ/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɪmˈplɔɪə/, /emˈploɪə/, /emploɪˈə/ Rhymes: -ɔɪ.ə(ɹ) Hyphenation: em‧ploy‧er === Noun === employer (plural employers) 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 (transitive) to use (a physical thing) Synonyms: se servir de, utiliser (transitive) to use (an abstract) (passive pronominal) to be used (transitive) to employ (a person) 2005, Philippe Chassaigne, Ville et violence : tensions et conflits dans la Grande-Bretagne victorienne, page 37 (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 ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: anplwaye === 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 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