Synonyms of employee

employee

noun

im-ˌplȯ(i)-ˈē 

variants 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worker
• assistant
• colleague
• laborer
• associate
• retainer
• jobholder
• hireling
• subordinate
• hand
• underling
• coworker
• workman
• flunky
• cog
• yes-man
• wage earner
• jobber
• hack
• wage slave
• toiler
• workingman
• gandy dancer
• workwoman
• wageworker
• drudge
• temporary
• grub
• workingwoman
• temp
• navvy
• nine-to-fiver

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• employer
• supervisor
• boss
• gaffer
• superior

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of employee

Many medical facilities have adopted mandatory flu vaccinations for all employees, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations. — Cassandra Thiel, STAT, 8 Sep. 2026

Aranda said Badlands management and employees saw the attack unfold on the nightclub’s surveillance system and went outside to break it up and call 911. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Junior employees often bring fluency with new ideas and an outside perspective. — Neda Nia, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Earlier this summer, one CEO talked about implementing a new T&E system that deprived employees of the right to get personal loyalty benefits from travel. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026