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engager

engager

5.6
A person or group that hires someone to do work for money
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒər/
translation icon : contratante
  • The engager signed a contract with the contractor to start the renovations next month.

Examples

  • As an engager of local artists, the gallery hosted several successful exhibitions this year.

  • The engager of the freelance designer was impressed with the quality of the work.

  • Does the virtual engager chat in the community about a hire being made?

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Synonyms

hirer
vsengager
1 4.8

A person who chooses workers to do a job

forms formal contracts to commission work or services rather than take on staff

Surface Forms

engager singular
engagers plural

Morphology

engager = engage (transparent) = engage + er

Clear agentive derivation from the verb 'engage' in the sense 'to hire or commission'; learners who know that verb sense will infer this meaning.

Etymology

Engager comes from the French engager, with en- 'in' and gage 'pledge' or 'promise'. From the idea of 'making a promise about someone', to engage a person came to mean 'to hire', so an engager is the one who formally hires or commissions work.