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also employe
as in worker
one who works for another for wages or a salary
an employer who was loved and admired by generations of employees
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Recent Examples of employee
The Miami site is currently used as an employee parking lot for Miami Dade College's Wolfson Campus and is adjacent to the historic Freedom Tower, which served as a resource center for hundreds of thousands of Cubans who fled communism in the 1960s and 1970s and sought asylum in the United States.
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
This number is up from last year’s hiring event, which sought to hire 8,000 seasonal employees.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Thanks to budget increases from the city government, Wright hired two employees who make house calls to encourage owners to get their animals fixed and mend fences so that dogs known to wander can’t get loose.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
YouTube employees can also share updates, including the latest on outages, with users on the page.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
This number is up from last year’s hiring event, which sought to hire 8,000 seasonal employees.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Thanks to budget increases from the city government, Wright hired two employees who make house calls to encourage owners to get their animals fixed and mend fences so that dogs known to wander can’t get loose.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
YouTube employees can also share updates, including the latest on outages, with users on the page.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for employee
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employee
worker
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There is the obvious challenge in terms of the shortfall of workers in industries like agriculture, which could soon lead to food shortages and higher prices, according to the Labor Department.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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The lawmakers will urge the administration to support federal workers and prevent a spike in health care costs, which are the reason most Senate Democrats have opposed reopening the government.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Employee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employee. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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