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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
How Reiter First Met Epstein Reiter (pronounced RYE-TER) first heard the name Jeffrey Epstein in April 2002, after Epstein donated money to a scholarship fund for the children of police and police department employees.
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Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Employment in the transportation sector is expected to take a hit in May as a result of Spirit Airlines shutting down its operations on May 2, putting 17,000 employees and contractors out of a job.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
An employee filmed him filling up one of the restaurant’s for-here ceramic cups at the coffee bar.
—Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
Josh Morton, president of the USA Council of the International Association of Emergency Managers, said the loss of senior-level employees — and staffing losses in general — are concerning to him.
—Mallory Wilson, The Hill, 4 June 2026
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Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Employment in the transportation sector is expected to take a hit in May as a result of Spirit Airlines shutting down its operations on May 2, putting 17,000 employees and contractors out of a job.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
An employee filmed him filling up one of the restaurant’s for-here ceramic cups at the coffee bar.
—Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
Josh Morton, president of the USA Council of the International Association of Emergency Managers, said the loss of senior-level employees — and staffing losses in general — are concerning to him.
—Mallory Wilson, The Hill, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for employee
worker
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Gang intervention workers have been credited by city officials as one of the factors behind significant reductions in violent crime in recent years, with homicides and shootings both falling to near-historic lows.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The implosion occurred during a shift change, and the six workers whose bodies were found were in an area of the site where workers would go before their shift, Matt Amos, Longview fire battalion chief, said, per The Guardian.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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“Employee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employee. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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