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hirer

hirer

1 4.8
A person who chooses workers to do a job
  • noun
  • /ˈhaɪər/
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  • I know that often a certain job can be different things, depending on who is hired, and the interviewing process helps the hirers.

Examples

  • The issue of background checks by the hirer has cropped up in the discussion, so here is my take on that (especially in the Indian context).

    Blog text (30)
  • The hirer conducted interviews to find the best candidates for the job.

  • Day one rights for social care staff may be quite complicated and will require a lot of communication between the hirer and the agency.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Folks, you need to really understand just how irrelevant you are to the hirer.

    Blog text (5)
  • For example, Boeing is a major hirer, and they are located primarily in the Midwest and South, in low to middle cost of living areas.

    Blog text (8)
  • Duke borrowed a page from Hirer and Mussolini, who also downplayed their radical pasts to build parties that included moderates.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Liptak, Adam. "2011 Illegal Workers: Court Upholds Faulting Hirers." The New York Times, May 26:A18.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Excellent stuff and exactly mirrors my first pass/second pass approach—and that of thousands of other hirers out there.

    Blog text (5)
  • In a 10% unemployment rate economy—a hirer's market if there ever was one—they can't get decent applicants.

    Blog text (1)
  • As a responsible hirer, she ensures that all employees receive proper training.

Synonyms

employer
vshirer
791 2.7

A person or company that hires people to work for them

is an individual who selects or employs workers for a job
recruiter
vshirer
49 2.9

A person who finds and hires people for a company or group

handles hiring and selection rather than only sourcing candidates
headhunter
vshirer
11 6.1

A person or company that finds and hires people for jobs especially high-level ones

works for general hiring and selection across job levels not only top roles
engager
vshirer
5.6

A person or group that hires someone to do work for money

selects or employs workers directly rather than commissioning services

Antonyms

1.3

A person hired by a company or another person to do paid work

600 1.0

A person employed to do physical or routine jobs

How Responsible

owner
1.0
employer
791 2.7
manager
1.6
hirer
1 4.8
client
2.0

Surface Forms

hirer singular
hirers plural

Morphology

hirer = hire (transparent) = hire + er

The word 'hirer' is transparently derived from 'hire' with the addition of the agentive suffix '-er'.

Etymology

Hirer comes from the verb hire plus the agent ending -er, so it literally means 'one who hires'. The verb hire goes back to an old English word meaning 'to give work and pay', so a hirer is the person who finds and employs workers.