雇い主・雇主|やといぬしyatoinushi[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounemployer
   彼かれらは雇い主やといぬしに忠実ちゅうじつだ。↗

   They are loyal to their master.

• Synonym使用者しようしゃWrittenIn labor law this is the standard written term for an employer; it can also mean a user of something. 「雇い主」 is the more colloquial choice.
• Synonym雇用主こようぬしNeutralNearly synonymous with 「雇い主」 but leans formal, turning up mostly in documents and official writing.
• Related抱え主かかえぬしWrittenAn old-fashioned term for one who keeps and employs a geisha or the like; its objects are special, so it does not generally replace 「雇い主」.
• Related抱え手かかえてWrittenSame meaning as 「抱え主」: an old and rare word for someone who employs and manages geisha or similar.
• Antonym従業員じゅうぎょういんNeutralAn employee or member of staff; it names the opposite side of the relationship from the employer 「雇い主」.
• Antonym労働者ろうどうしゃNeutralA worker or laborer who provides labor for wages; the counterpart of 「雇い主」, who pays those wages.
• Antonym被雇用者ひこようしゃWrittenA written-style word for a person employed by a company or shop; it stands opposite 「雇い主」.
• Antonym雇い人やといにんNeutral「雇い人」 refers to the hired person, not the employer; today it usually means an employee — the opposite side from 「雇い主」.

Everyday talk about an employer calls for 「雇い主」; in legal or documentary writing use 「使用者」 or 「雇用主」. On the other side of the relationship are 「従業員」 and 「労働者」.

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1. 人ひとを雇用こようし使用しようする者もの。使用者しようしゃ。