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Etymology

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From arbete (work) +‎ -s- +‎ givare (giver). First attested in 1865.[1]

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Noun

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arbetsgivare c

  1. an employer
    Synonym: arbetsköpare
    Antonym: arbetstagare (employee)

Declension

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Declension of arbetsgivare 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative arbetsgivare arbetsgivaren arbetsgivare arbetsgivarna
Genitive arbetsgivares arbetsgivarens arbetsgivares arbetsgivarnas

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