employer English · revision 6407

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ɪmˈplɔɪ.ɚ/, /ɛmˈplɔɪ.ɚ/; /ɪmˈplɔɪə/, /ɛmˈplɔɪə/ ''(UK)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[employ]] and the agent suffix [[-er]].^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ One who employs or makes use of something: 1595 in MWU, the 1590s in Etymonline.^(MWU 2024)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Specifically one who employs servants or workers for wages is from 1599.^(OED 1989) SOED notes the old spelling imployer.^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1595 – one who employs.^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1599 – one who employs workers.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A person or organization that pays people to work for them.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[employ]]

+ * [[employment]]

+ * [[employee]]

+ * [[unemployment]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}