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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
employer
/ɛmˈplɔɪə/
meaning
person or firm that pays people to work for them
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come up withPhrasal verbTo think of an idea or plan.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))