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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
Others are concerned that long-time district employees no longer wish to work within the district and are instead opting for jobs at neighboring districts.
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Samuel O’Neal June 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026
Healy said that low wages coupled with high parking fees pose huge problems for retention of state employees.
—Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
The Seattle office will see the most cuts, with 68 employees getting notice of their termination.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
Eleven employees died and multiple others were seriously injured in the incident, officials said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 June 2026
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Samuel O’Neal June 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026
Healy said that low wages coupled with high parking fees pose huge problems for retention of state employees.
—Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
The Seattle office will see the most cuts, with 68 employees getting notice of their termination.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
Eleven employees died and multiple others were seriously injured in the incident, officials said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for employee
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employee
worker
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Multiple figures within the sport have alleged, under oath, that members of FIFA accepted bribes in exchange for giving the World Cup to Qatar, a nation that has also been accused of facilitating human rights abuses of the migrant workers who built the country’s stadiums.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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Minsch added that Switzerland’s reliance on highly qualified foreign workers, especially in sectors such as pharmaceuticals, technology and healthcare.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
13 June 2026
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“Employee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employee. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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