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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
Minutes from an October 2019 meeting at the Grand Wailea resort in Maui showed that about 30 people went on the trip, including Newton Jones’ son, brother, daughter and her boyfriend and Creeden’s son — all union employees at the time.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Where Vuong grew up in New England, the idea of the future was narrowed into very few paths forward, mainly joining the military, being an employee at the Samuel Colt armory, or working at a nail salon.
—Sarah Moroz, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
City Manager Maraskeshia Smith has proposed cuts that include laying off or demoting 37 employees, cutting violence prevention grants and shortening neighborhood pool hours.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
Jaja Chen, co-owner of three tea cafes in Texas, said the policy is a positive for restaurants like hers and their employees.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Where Vuong grew up in New England, the idea of the future was narrowed into very few paths forward, mainly joining the military, being an employee at the Samuel Colt armory, or working at a nail salon.
—Sarah Moroz, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
City Manager Maraskeshia Smith has proposed cuts that include laying off or demoting 37 employees, cutting violence prevention grants and shortening neighborhood pool hours.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
Jaja Chen, co-owner of three tea cafes in Texas, said the policy is a positive for restaurants like hers and their employees.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for employee
worker
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Much like the demonstrations two decades ago, organizers on Friday also called for a general boycott — no school, no work, no shopping — in an effort to demand that the country put workers above billionaires by taxing the rich.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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On Friday afternoon, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the 57-year-old worker as Thomas Darcy, a Schaumburg resident.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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“Employee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employee. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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