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employer — [ ɑ̃plwaje ] v. tr. <conjug. : 8> • 1080; lat. implicare « enlacer, engager » 1 ♦ Faire servir à une fin. ⇒ se servir, user (de), utiliser. Employer un outil, des matériaux, un produit. J emploierai cette somme à l achat d un piano. Voilà… … Encyclopédie Universelle
employer — et despendre à quelque chose, Sumere, Insumere in re aliqua. Employer son argent, Le faire profiter, Pecuniam occupare, B. Employer une chose entant qu elle fait pour nous, et non autrement, Agnoscere aliquid quatenus cum causa nostra facit,… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
employer — EMPLOYER. v. a. J emploie, tu emploies, il emploie; nous employons, vous employez, ils emploient. J employois, vous employiez, ils employoient. J emploîrai. Que j emploie, que nous employions, que vous employiez. Que j employasse. J emploîrois.… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
employer — EMPLOYER. v. act. Mettre en usage. Employer de l estoffe. employer de l argent. employer son bien en folles despenses. employer la pluspart de son revenu en charitez, en aumosnes. employer du bois, de la pierre à bastir. employer du papier à… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
employer — em‧ploy‧er [ɪmˈplɔɪə ǁ ər] noun [countable] HUMAN RESOURCES a person or company that pays people to work for them: • Every employer should spend money on training. • Who is your current employer? • Potential employers feel they can tell a lot… … Financial and business terms
employer — em·ploy·er n: one that hires others to perform a service or engage in an activity in exchange for compensation see also respondeat superior Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Employer — Em*ploy er, n. One who employs another; as, an employer of workmen. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
employer — 1590s, agent noun from EMPLOY (Cf. employ) … Etymology dictionary
employer — [n] person, business who hires workers big cheese*, big shot*, boss, businessperson, capitalist, CEO*, chief, CO*, company, corporation, director, entrepreneur, establishment, executive, firm, front office, head, head honcho*, juice*, kingpin*,… … New thesaurus
employer — ► NOUN ▪ a person or organization that employs people … English terms dictionary
employer — [em ploi′ər, imploi′ər] n. one who employs; esp., a person, business firm, etc. that hires one or more persons to work for wages or salary … English World dictionary
