This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

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n. A person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the services of another person.

n. One who employs another.

n. One who employs; a user; a person engaging or keeping others in service.

n. a person or firm that employs workers

"In Tony Blairs speech to launch this initiative he included the word employer thirty-six times."

employee   

leader   

employers and workmen act    employers' liability act   

employment    employee    employ   

mistress    Simon Legree    slave driver    boss    hirer    master    padrone   

governor    bossy    mastery   

Sawyer    boyer    coyer    destroyer    foyer    lawyer    multiemployer    oyer    sawyer   

employee    owner    landlord    banker    partner    investor    client    farmer    citizen    teacher