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

Labor negotiations between the El Dorado Hills Community Services District and its unionized employees have lasted more than a year. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

The need became more evident after the unexpected death of a City Hall colleague on February, a loss that deeply affected employees across the city, Salgado said. — Verónica Egui Brito july 15, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Largely due to layoffs and resignations, the agency has lost more than 3,000 employees, or more than a quarter of its workforce. — Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 15 July 2026

In the revised holiday calendar, which passed unanimously without discussion, Tarrant County employees will still have 13 holidays. — Rachel Royster july 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

The number of Wells Fargo employees has declined for 24 consecutive quarters, CEO Charlie Scharf said. — Catherine Muccigrosso july 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026

Some older employees who have benefited from a booming stock market may be retiring feeling comfortable with their 401(k)s, though that doesn’t explain why the participation rate for people ages 25 to 55 has fallen. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 9 July 2026

Through speeches, chants and signs, demonstrators drew a line between the struggles local facility employees face and those carried by farmworkers in the Philippines. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Microsoft laid off 1,600 employees across its Xbox division this week, including hundreds of union video game workers represented by Communications Workers of America. — Matt Minton, Variety, 8 July 2026