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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
Negotiations also are ongoing with Local 99 of Service Employees International Union, the largest union for non-teaching employees.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Both guards were employees of a private security company contracted by the college to serve and protect.
—Rick Pozniak, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Government employment plummeted in 2025, especially in October, when tens of thousands of federal employees whose jobs had been eliminated under billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency came to the official end of their government service.
—Allie Canal, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
The athletes are not employees in the legal sense and therefore cannot be prevented from leaving for another university.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Both guards were employees of a private security company contracted by the college to serve and protect.
—Rick Pozniak, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Government employment plummeted in 2025, especially in October, when tens of thousands of federal employees whose jobs had been eliminated under billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency came to the official end of their government service.
—Allie Canal, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
The athletes are not employees in the legal sense and therefore cannot be prevented from leaving for another university.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for employee
worker
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More than 15,000 energy workers, including Adamov and his colleagues, are now battling to repair the damage across Ukraine.—
Svitlana Vlasova,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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New Deductions For Tips And Overtime Workers There are two new deductions for workers who rely on variable pay.—
Emma Waldman,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Employee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employee. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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