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employee

[ em-ploi-ee, em-ploi-ee ]

noun

  1. a person working for another person or a business firm for pay.


employee

/ ˌɛmplɔɪˈiː; ɛmˈplɔɪiː /

noun

  1. a person who is hired to work for another or for a business, firm, etc, in return for payment Also called (esp formerly)employé
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • pre·em·ploy·ee noun
  • pro·em·ploy·ee adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of employee1

First recorded in 1825–35; from French employé “employed,” past participle of employer to employ; -ee
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Example Sentences

Those calls have led some politicians, including Gloria, to urge the state to prioritize vaccinations for school employees who work with young children.

As far as I know, we haven’t rewritten the employee handbook.

Restrooms and coffee bars are spaced apart, he adds, encouraging employees to walk more.

The Justice Department has asked a judge to dismiss the case against the controllers, who are federal employees, on procedural grounds.

An asynchronous working environment is one in which there are no fixed hours for employees.

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Imagine waking up to find a guy who looks like a tech startup employee eating your charred crispy leg.

In some cases, public employee unions even pushed private sector unions to endorse Republicans.

Public employee unions are a little-acknowledged driver of this conflict.

In January 2014, a lifelong District of Columbia parks employee, Medric Mills, collapsed while walking with his grown daughter.

It said: “Tonie Tobias, Information Technology, President of GLEN, Gay and Lesbian Employee Network.”

A building employee stated earlier today that Girra left the premises less than five minutes before the killing.

A director of a bank is not an employee within the meaning of the acts under consideration.

The fact that a workman furnishes tools and materials, or undertakes to do a specified job will not prevent his being an employee.

An apprentice who is qualifying himself to operate an elevator is an employee within the Minnesota Act.

Thus, one who is employed as a workman in a sawmill on such days as it was in operation for four months was not a casual employee.

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More About Employee

What does employee mean?

An employee is someone who gets paid to work for a person or company.

Workers don’t need to work full time to be considered employees—they simply need to be paid to work by an employer (the person or business that pays them). The term employee is sometimes used to distinguish contract workers from full employees (who often earn additional benefits), but in this example, both types of workers are considered employees in the general sense.

Example: My company has more than 500 employees.

Where does employee come from?

The English word employee is borrowed from the French employé, meaning “employed.” The first records of the word come from the first half of the 1800s. The suffix -ee is used in employee to indicate a person who is the object or beneficiary of the act specified by the verb—in this case, the person who is the beneficiary of employment.

While employees are often seen as the ones getting this benefit—and the benefits that come with it, such as health insurance—the employee-employer relationship is based on an exchange. The employee exchanges work for money. This exchange is often formalized through some kind of contract or employment agreement, and employee is most often used in the context of official situations like this. Sometimes, a person may get paid by a company or person for work, but they may not consider themselves an employee or an official employee if they don’t have a formal, official relationship with the employer. Typically, a person must have an employer to be considered an employee. For example, people who are self-employed may not qualify for certain government programs or benefits reserved for employees.

Employee is often used as an adjective in phrases like employee benefits and employee restrooms.

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What are some other forms of employee?

  • employe (rare alternative spelling)
  • employé (rare alternative spelling)

What are some synonyms for employee?

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How is employee used in real life?

Employee can refer to any worker who gets paid by an employer, but most commonly it refers to a worker who has an official status with an employer.

 

 

Try using employee!

Which of the following terms is a synonym for employee?

A. paid staff member
B. student
C. volunteer
D. boss

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