Synonyms of employee

employee

noun

im-ˌplȯ(i)-ˈē 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worker
• assistant
• colleague
• laborer
• associate
• retainer
• jobholder
• hireling
• subordinate
• hand
• underling
• coworker
• workman
• flunky
• cog
• yes-man
• wage earner
• jobber
• hack
• wage slave
• toiler
• workingman
• gandy dancer
• workwoman
• wageworker
• drudge
• temporary
• grub
• workingwoman
• temp
• navvy
• nine-to-fiver

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• employer
• supervisor
• boss
• gaffer
• superior

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of employee

The case is being investigated by ICE’s Office of Professional Responsibility, the branch that investigates misconduct involving ICE employees as well as people suspected of falsely representing themselves as agency personnel. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Saathoff supports requiring school employees to notify parents and voted in 2023 for the district’s parental-notification policy. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026

The employee said acting General Counsel Anna Hehenberger and Chief Financial Officer Kelly Kluttz advised her a contract was necessary for compliance. — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026

The Macy’s inside the Oak Park Mall and Leawood’s Town Center Plaza have had the toy store inside the department stores for years, according to Macy’s employees. — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026