employee

noun

im-ˌplȯ(i)-ˈē How to pronounce employee (audio)
variants also employe
Definition of employeenext
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 order is opposed by unions representing state workers, who argue employees will foot the cost of Newsom’s mandate, through expenses like gas and parking. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026 That’s the Dollar General employee turned tryout football player turned military student turned statistical anomaly in him. — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Most employees did not sign up to manage an AI system on top of their existing job. — Dan Schawbel, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 Customers see them in the marketing materials, but employees eventually stop noticing them. — Brandon Shannon, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for employee
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worker
Noun
  • Search and rescue efforts included nearby residents, emergency services, healthcare workers, security personnel and an expert team from the local disaster prevention office, per the BBC.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, a 41-year-old migrant being held at the Delaney Hall detention center, was pronounced dead on Saturday by medical workers at University Hospital in Newark, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement Monday.
    — Alex Stambaugh, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of worker

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“Employee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employee. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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