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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
For employees, those outcomes might include high engagement and performance; for customers, purchasing decisions; and for both, loyalty and advocacy (being willing to recommend working for or doing business with the organization).
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Marcus Buckingham, Harvard Business Review, 26 Mar. 2026
The other four are contract employees for Amentum, the company with a hand in nearly all the logistic at KSC.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
During the robbery, a masked man allegedly entered the store, displayed a handgun and demanded money from the employee, police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Scrambling to address traveler frustrations, airports have redirected employees from other departments, alerted travelers to arrive hours earlier than planned and brought in outside security personnel.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
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Marcus Buckingham, Harvard Business Review, 26 Mar. 2026
The other four are contract employees for Amentum, the company with a hand in nearly all the logistic at KSC.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
During the robbery, a masked man allegedly entered the store, displayed a handgun and demanded money from the employee, police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Scrambling to address traveler frustrations, airports have redirected employees from other departments, alerted travelers to arrive hours earlier than planned and brought in outside security personnel.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for employee
worker
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This time, however, travelers are already facing long lines and delays due to the ongoing partial government shutdown, which has left thousands of TSA workers without pay.—
De'Anthony Taylor,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2026
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Fatalities data, the group says, is based on a range of sources, including sources among medical workers, publicly available images and official statements.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Employee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employee. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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