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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
In the cutting room, Catherine cut a pair of jeans alongside one of Hiut’s longest-serving employees and its newest trainee, while a group of denim artisans shared their paths into the textile industry and emphasized the importance of training and apprenticeships.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
The facility represents a unique and diverse workplace, where employees speak more than 50 languages.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
The employee asked to have her name withheld due to concerns about maintaining her employment with the district.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The Chef follows the high-pressure environment of a top restaurant kitchen and the ongoing relationship between hedonistic single chef Dori and his employee Nimrod, a family man trying to get by.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
The facility represents a unique and diverse workplace, where employees speak more than 50 languages.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
The employee asked to have her name withheld due to concerns about maintaining her employment with the district.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The Chef follows the high-pressure environment of a top restaurant kitchen and the ongoing relationship between hedonistic single chef Dori and his employee Nimrod, a family man trying to get by.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for employee
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employee
worker
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One thousand construction workers are set to lose jobs on the tunnel project this weekend as construction winds down for lack of funds.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The union ratified a new contract covering 2,400 mental health and addiction medicine employees in Southern California last year, but negotiations continue for Marcucci-Morris and other Northern California mental health workers.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Employee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employee. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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