/ Dictionary / Index E employer: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: em•ploy•er Pronunciation: (em-ploi'ur), [key] — n. a person or business that employs one or more people, esp. for wages or salary: a fair employer. a person or thing that makes use of or occupies someone or something: an inadequate employer of one's time. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: employer (Thesaurus) employee employment Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language