employee

or em·ploy·e, em·ploy·é

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

/ ɛmˈplɔɪ i, ɛm plɔɪˈi, ˌɛm plɔɪˈi /

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noun

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

Nearby words

emplacement, emplane, emplectite, employ, employable, employee, employee association, employer, employers' association, employment, employment agency

Origin of employee

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

Related forms

pre·em·ploy·ee, nounpro·em·ploy·ee, adjective

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Examples from the Web for employees

“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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST

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|DAILY BEAST
Larssen had a strong reputation for loyalty to his employees.
Swirling Waters|Max Rittenberg
Have you had occasion in your career to discharge other employees?
Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Close behind them, smelling trouble, followed two of the Post employees.
The Wolf Hunters|James Oliver Curwood
About two thousand employees were necessary to keep the establishment in good running order.
Born Again|Alfred Lawson
It was cruel of the employees to stop his sale to the English syndicate.
The Harris-Ingram Experiment|Charles E. Bolton

British Dictionary definitions for employees

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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employee

or em·ploy·e, em·ploy·é

noun

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employee

sometimes US employe

noun