employee

employee

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English

Alternative forms

  • employe (dated)

Etymology

From employ +‎ -ee. First attested in the early 19th century, possibly modeled after French employé.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛmplɔɪˈiː/, /ˌɛmˈplɔɪiː/, /(ˌ)ɪm-/
  • Hyphenation: em‧ploy‧ee
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

employee (plural employees)

  1. An individual who provides labor to a company or another person.
    Synonym: member of staff
    Hypernym: worker
    Holonyms: business, company

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See also

  • payroll
  • taxes
  • work

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