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
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Recent Examples of employee
The 48 employees work for the Consumer Services and Healthcare Regulation Commission, which is funded with state and federal money.
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
Bosses who demanded their employees return to the office five days a week will have a hard time moving to Florida.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
White employers who hired unregistered Black workers faced fines of $50 per employee.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Levine, like several others, received a standard email that they were being terminated pursuant to Article 2 of the Constitution, which gives the executive the power to dismiss federal employees.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
Bosses who demanded their employees return to the office five days a week will have a hard time moving to Florida.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
White employers who hired unregistered Black workers faced fines of $50 per employee.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Levine, like several others, received a standard email that they were being terminated pursuant to Article 2 of the Constitution, which gives the executive the power to dismiss federal employees.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for employee
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employee
worker
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The listener is no longer an outsider from the polite world of public broadcasting, or podcasting, but a tired factory worker longing for relief.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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In Uttar Pradesh, a development initiative provided community health workers with a smartphone app that combined diagnostic and treatment instructions with a client-management program.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Employee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employee. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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