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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
Entry-level employees are the least optimistic of any age group.
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Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Snow’s wife, with whom the Arlington firefighter had in July 2021 traveled to Cancun for a vacation, was in a far better position than the hotel’s employees to assess his degree of intoxication and ability to function, the lawyers attempted to persuade a jury in a civil trial this week.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2025
Days later, an employee told the worried mom that Gonzalez had left the program.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 13 June 2025
Step 4: Communicate transparently with employees and clients.
—Rem Oculee, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Snow’s wife, with whom the Arlington firefighter had in July 2021 traveled to Cancun for a vacation, was in a far better position than the hotel’s employees to assess his degree of intoxication and ability to function, the lawyers attempted to persuade a jury in a civil trial this week.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2025
Days later, an employee told the worried mom that Gonzalez had left the program.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 13 June 2025
Step 4: Communicate transparently with employees and clients.
—Rem Oculee, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for employee
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employee
worker
Noun
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State government has made the education and training of skilled aerospace workers an important priority.—
Yogi Tharanibalan,
Hartford Courant,
3 June 2025
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Vanguard chose the university area and the region because of its access to talented workers and colleges, Manry said.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2025
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“Employee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employee. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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