employee
[ em-ploi-ee, em-ploi-ee ]
/ ɛmˈplɔɪ i, ˌɛm plɔɪˈi /
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noun
a person working for another person or a business firm for pay.
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Origin of employee
OTHER WORDS FROM employee
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British Dictionary definitions for employee
employee
sometimes US employe
/ (ɛmˈplɔɪiː, ˌɛmplɔɪˈiː) /
noun
a person who is hired to work for another or for a business, firm, etc, in return for paymentAlso called (esp formerly): employé
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