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エンプロイヤー

also: エンプロイア · エンプロイヤ · エンプロイアー

Meanings

1

noun

A straightforward loanword from English, used in business and labor contexts to refer to an employer.

新あたらしいエンプロイヤーは福ふく利り厚こう生せいが充じゅう実じつしている。
The new employer offers generous benefits.
エンプロイヤーと従じゅう業ぎょう員いんの関かん係けいは重じゅう要ようだ。
The relationship between employer and employee is important.

Written forms

エンプロイア
Variant spelling; less common than エンプロイヤー.
エンプロイヤ
Variant spelling without the long vowel mark.
エンプロイアー
Variant spelling; less common than エンプロイヤー.

Similar words

雇こ用よう主ぬし
The native Japanese term for 'employer', more formal and commonly used in legal or official contexts. エンプロイヤー is a casual loanword often used in business English-influenced settings.
雇やとい主ぬし
Another native term for 'employer', slightly less formal than 雇用主 but still more formal than エンプロイヤー.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'employer', adapted into katakana with typical long vowel representation.