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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
This incident is under investigation and the employee involved has been placed on administrative leave with his clearance suspended and access to agency facilities and systems revoked.
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Fifty-nine percent of workers at employers with under 100 employees are offered a retirement plan, compared with 90% of workers at employers with 500 or more employees, according to the BLS.
—Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
Affected employees can apply for transfers to other store locations and will be offered assistance during the closing process, Harris Teeter said.
—Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2026
And the public-employee unions in the 2028 primary states surely will take notice.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Fifty-nine percent of workers at employers with under 100 employees are offered a retirement plan, compared with 90% of workers at employers with 500 or more employees, according to the BLS.
—Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
Affected employees can apply for transfers to other store locations and will be offered assistance during the closing process, Harris Teeter said.
—Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2026
And the public-employee unions in the 2028 primary states surely will take notice.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for employee
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employee
worker
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The project will serve as a pilot for the city’s Project Labor Agreement ordinance, with most construction performed by union workers.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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The train had been carrying mostly students and workers traveling to school and work in other districts when the incident unfolded, BBC Thai stated.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Employee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employee. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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