Synonyms of employees

employees

noun

variants also employes

plural of employee

as in workers

one who works for another for wages or a salary

an employer who was loved and admired by generations of employees

Synonyms & Similar Words

• workers
• assistants
• colleagues
• laborers
• jobholders
• associates
• hirelings
• hands
• subordinates
• retainers
• underlings
• coworkers
• yes-men
• cogs
• toilers
• wage earners
• workingmen
• wageworkers
• gandy dancers
• workmen
• workwomen
• workingwomen
• wage slaves
• grubs
• flunkies
• navvies
• jobbers
• hacks
• temps
• temporaries
• drudges
• nine-to-fivers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• employers
• supervisors
• bosses
• superiors
• gaffers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of employees

The casino said all the people involved were employees of the restaurant and that no guests were involved. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Negotiations with ServiceNow began even though some of Armis’ earliest employees had been implicitly promised an IPO payday. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

Under the current system, pretrial service employees, not sworn law enforcement officers, oversee compliance. — Eileen Burke, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

The job oversees more than 8,000 employees and a budget of about $9 billion. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

Ahead of this school year, hundreds of employees from Heritage MileOne Autogroup will dedicate hours and fully fund the preparation of 8,000 meal bags, providing a month of weekend meals for students and their families in Baltimore City. — Fred Hassell, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026

Crosby confirmed the tavern was open Monday and Tuesday but that several employees didn’t show up for work. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

Tutich said the company is looking to hire between 60 and 100 employees at the Hartford location. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026

More damaging, employees gradually learn that raising concerns means navigating the leader's emotional reaction before addressing the actual issue. — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026