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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
Neighbors have donated to help support her 21 employees who are now out of work, and other restaurants have offered to give those employees free meals.
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Olivia Young, CBS News, 14 May 2026
This round of layoffs follows the dismissal of 4,245 employees, or 5 percent of the workforce at the time, in February 2024, and about 6,000 people, or about 7 percent of the workforce, in August 2024.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
Prosecutors also alleged that Kapoor withheld payroll taxes from employees but failed to turn that money over to the government, effectively stealing from his own employees.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Much of the budget will go towards Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, raises for county employees and investments in other county projects.
—Mary Ramsey
may 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
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Olivia Young, CBS News, 14 May 2026
This round of layoffs follows the dismissal of 4,245 employees, or 5 percent of the workforce at the time, in February 2024, and about 6,000 people, or about 7 percent of the workforce, in August 2024.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
Prosecutors also alleged that Kapoor withheld payroll taxes from employees but failed to turn that money over to the government, effectively stealing from his own employees.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Much of the budget will go towards Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, raises for county employees and investments in other county projects.
—Mary Ramsey
may 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for employee
worker
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And inside the adjacent soft pretzel shop, two workers leaned over on the counter, watching videos on a phone to pass the time.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Earlier this week the United Nations blasted Israel over its strikes killing healthcare workers, saying the World Health Organization has recorded 151 such attacks resulting in 103 deaths and 230 injuries.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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“Employee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employee. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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