employer

employer — noun

1. a person, company, or organization that provides work for someone and pays them

1.名詞B1
釋義

a person, company, or organization that provides work for someone and pays them a salary or wages.

例句

Vinícius asked his employer for a day off to visit the doctor.

The hotel is one of the largest employers in the area.

one of the + superlative + employers

同義詞
  • boss

    more informal; always refers to a specific person, not an organization

  • company

    refers specifically to a business organization, not an individual

反義詞
  • employee

    a person who works for an employer in exchange for pay

  • worker

    less formal than employee; someone who does a job

文法句型

possessive determiner + employer

employer + verb (offer, pay, provide, give)

用法筆記

Often used with a possessive determiner (my/his/her/their employer). Can refer to either a person ('her employer, Mr. Chen') or an organisation ('the hospital is a major employer'). More formal and broader than 'boss', which always refers to an individual person.

常見錯誤

❌My employee gave me a raise.
✅My employer gave me a raise.
💡An employee works for you; an employer is the person or company you work for.
❌I am an employer at a bank.' (when you mean you work there)
✅I am an employee at a bank.
💡Use 'employee' when you are the person who works for someone else.