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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
That same month, internal auditors also caught a former Austin Energy employee routing nearly a million dollars in public funds to fake vendors over six years.
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Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
The total number of employees downsized out of a job in the wake of the merger now stands at 1,748, according to the online filing.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
According to the Massachusetts Trial Court, there were 359 threats made against trial court employees in the state in the last four years and 168 of them were directed at trial judges.
—Cheryl Fiandaca, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
This means early investors, executives and employees will be free to sell their shares.
—Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 5 Mar. 2026
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Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
The total number of employees downsized out of a job in the wake of the merger now stands at 1,748, according to the online filing.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
According to the Massachusetts Trial Court, there were 359 threats made against trial court employees in the state in the last four years and 168 of them were directed at trial judges.
—Cheryl Fiandaca, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
This means early investors, executives and employees will be free to sell their shares.
—Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for employee
worker
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Aid workers are delivering food, water, shelter, and medical and mental health care, among other services.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Noah Nelson, a professor at the California Institute of the Arts and founder of immersive arts publication No Proscenium, said Actors’ Equity’s recognition of the Basement’s workers is a step in the right direction as the union welcomes more nontraditional units.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Employee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employee. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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