employee

or em·ploy·e, em·ploy·é

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

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noun

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

Origin of employee

1825–35; < French employé employed, past participle of employer to employ; see -ee

Related formspre·em·ploy·ee, nounpro·em·ploy·ee, adjective

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Examples from the Web for employees

Contemporary Examples

“The cyber attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment was not just an attack against a company and its employees,” he said.
Politicians Only Love Journalists When They're Dead
Luke O’Neil
January 8, 2015
Employees strap a device to their heads and power a helicopter drone with their minds.
Use Your Brain—Control a Drone
The Daily Beast Video
January 5, 2015
The $50,000 reward means a weapon was brandished to either the customers or the employees.
Post Office Robbers More Wanted Than ISIS
M.L. Nestel
December 13, 2014
But he insisted that CIA employees had tried their best, all the while believing that another attack was around the corner.
John Brennan’s Tortured Defense of the CIA’s Torture Program
Shane Harris
December 11, 2014
And, perhaps most importantly, you will find a roving cast of characters—the employees of distillery.
Ester Elchies, The Estate Built By Whiskey
December 10, 2014

Historical Examples

Here the employees are served with a warm dinner at prices varying from 2d.
The Story of the Invention of Steel Pens
Henry Bore
It was the first time in many years that one of the employees had been thus accused of theft.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana
The railroad can do it, to restrain its employees from striking.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana
But he could sleep with a clear conscience as he had always acted as a friend to his employees.
L'Assommoir
Emile Zola
He presumably knew all the employees of his company by sight.
The Film of Fear
Arnold Fredericks

British Dictionary definitions for employees

employee

sometimes US employe

noun

a person who is hired to work for another or for a business, firm, etc, in return for paymentAlso 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

Word Origin and History for employees

employee

n.

"person employed," 1850, mainly in U.S. use, from employ + -ee.

employee

or em·ploy·e, em·ploy·é

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Examples from the Web for employees

Contemporary Examples

“The cyber attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment was not just an attack against a company and its employees,” he said.

Employees strap a device to their heads and power a helicopter drone with their minds.

The $50,000 reward means a weapon was brandished to either the customers or the employees.

But he insisted that CIA employees had tried their best, all the while believing that another attack was around the corner.

And, perhaps most importantly, you will find a roving cast of characters—the employees of distillery.

Historical Examples

Here the employees are served with a warm dinner at prices varying from 2d.

It was the first time in many years that one of the employees had been thus accused of theft.

The railroad can do it, to restrain its employees from striking.

But he could sleep with a clear conscience as he had always acted as a friend to his employees.

He presumably knew all the employees of his company by sight.

employee

sometimes US employe

Word Origin and History for employees

employee

n.

Origin of employee