Spanish Conversation · Level 84
60 words
Spanish word
empleador
Pronunciation
IPA/empleaˈðoɾ/
Meaning
- masculine nounemployer
Example
Mi empleador me ofreció un contrato nuevo.
My employer offered me a new contract.
More examples
El empleador exige puntualidad.
The employer demands punctuality.
Core concept
Company, organization, or person that hires and maintains an employment relationship.
Common phrases
mi empleador
my employer
empleador público
public employer
empleador privado
private employer
Similar words
patrón: Person or company that hires employees and pays their wages, often used in everyday speech.
jefe: Person who directs and supervises work within a team or department.
empresario: Person who owns and runs a company or business and hires staff.
dueño: Person who legally owns a shop, company, or property.
Definition in Spanish
Persona, empresa u organización que contrata a una persona y mantiene la relación laboral con ella.
Word origin
The word comes from the verb emplear 'to employ' plus the agentive suffix -dor, which forms a noun for the person or entity that employs others.
Usage tips
- In everyday speech jefe or patrón often replaces empleador, while empleador appears in contracts and HR documents; the feminine form is empleadora and the plural is empleadores.