Definitions

employee

[em-ploi-ee, em-ploi-ee] / ɛmˈplɔɪ i, ˌɛm plɔɪˈi /

NOUN

person being paid for working for another or a corporation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agent attendant clerk laborer member operator representative staff member worker

STRONG

apprentice assistant breadwinner cog domestic hand help hireling jobholder plug salesperson servant

WEAK

blue collar company person craftsperson desk jockey hired gun hired hand sales help wage earner white collar working stiff

Antonyms

STRONG

check hindrance master obstruction

Example Sentences

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Amazon said Wednesday that it would lay off an additional 16,000 corporate employees after laying off 14,000 workers in the fall.

From The Wall Street Journal

While questioning former employees of Price and Richardson, Higgins sought to paint a more nefarious picture.

From Los Angeles Times

A spokesperson for the trust previously said all its employees were expected to embody CLF's core values both inside and outside of work.

From BBC

Zuckerberg said Meta is investing more across the company in AI tools that help employees like software engineers complete more work.

From BBC

The move follows CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss’s request for her charges to explain how they spend their workdays, and the Department of Government Efficiency’s demand for government employees to list their accomplishments.

From The Wall Street Journal

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