employee
noun
a person working for another person or a business firm for pay.
employees
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pluralof employee.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Weil’s collapse is a blow to its employees and clients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
And if the stock price goes down, whoever owns the stock — whether that’s employees or investors — could become dissatisfied, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
Some of Cottolengo's 380 employees have been praying for the pope's health.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Furner points out that updating paper tags is tedious work, and he’d rather employees spend their afternoons helping customers than tending to a small forest of adhesive rectangles.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
Introducing my friends to my employees was going to be a seriously weird moment that I’d just as soon avoid for a while longer.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
