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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 metro Detroit, a Chevrolet and Ford dealer each reported monthly loan terms and payments are much lower here than Edmunds' national averages because of the popularity of leasing and employee discounts, both of which bring down monthly payments.
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Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 8 July 2025
The median of the total annual compensation of all Meta employees other than Zuckerberg was $417,400 last year.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 27 June 2025
According to Microsoft Outlook's productivity report, employees average 6.6 hours of overtime per week.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Texas has now already surpassed New York as the largest base of its workers with 30,000 employees there, and with another 15,000 based in Miami.
—Time, 26 June 2025
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Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 8 July 2025
The median of the total annual compensation of all Meta employees other than Zuckerberg was $417,400 last year.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 27 June 2025
According to Microsoft Outlook's productivity report, employees average 6.6 hours of overtime per week.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Texas has now already surpassed New York as the largest base of its workers with 30,000 employees there, and with another 15,000 based in Miami.
—Time, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for employee
worker
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Instead, the workplace economy must foster a system that shares risk, prioritizes results, and better supports workers through the full journey to economic mobility.—
Jason Wingard,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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As the number of raids on workers and families escalates, ICE agents will engage in more warrantless knocks on doors, searches, and arrests.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
9 July 2025
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“Employee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employee. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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