雇い主

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 雇い主 is read as やといぬし and is an employer who hires someone and provides wages and working conditions.
• Basic usage: Use 雇い主と勤務時間を話し合う for discussing working hours with an employer and 親切な雇い主 for a kind employer.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinction between 雇い主 and 従業員
  • The headword is the party that hires and pays workers, while the comparison term refers to an employee working for that employer.