[] a person or company that pays people to work for them雇主；老板◆They're very good employers (= they treat the people that work for them well).他们是非常好的雇主。◆one of the largest employers in the area这个地区最大的雇主之一◆How long have you worked for your current employer?你为目前的雇主工作多长时间了？⨁a big / large / major / small employer大／小雇主⨁a private sector / public sector employer私营部门／公共部门雇主⨁a current / former / potential / previous / prospective employer目前的／以前的／潜在的／过去的／未来的雇主⨁to work for / have an employer为雇主工作；受雇Words ending in -or, -er and -ee <chn/>Nouns ending in -or/-er often refer to a person who gives or sends something to somebody. Nouns ending in -ee refer to the person who receives the thing. 以 -or/-er 结尾的名词通常指给予者。以 -ee 结尾的名词指接受者。例如：an employer gives a job to an employee雇主雇用雇员a consignor sends goods to a consignee发货人将货物发送给收货人a franchiser gives the right to operate a business to a franchisee特许权授予人将经营企业的权利授予特许权使用人a lessor gives a lessee the use of a building 出租人将大厦的使用权授予承租人 a licensor gives a licensee the right to use sth 许可方将某物的使用权授予被许可方