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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Yet in the U.S., employees do not appear to be telecommuting at greater rates, according to experts and data.

From MarketWatch

The curtailing of perks, from offsites to travel, is happening amid an AI push that employees say seems aimed at squeezing more work out of fewer people.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company recently announced it’s laying off 65 employees in May, and let go of 89 other workers in January.

From Los Angeles Times

Experts describe “surveillance wages” as a system in which wages are based not on an employee’s performance or seniority, but on formulas that use their personal data, often collected without employees’ knowledge.

From MarketWatch

On LinkedIn, Oracle employees, including software engineers, account executives and program managers, shared publicly that they were affected by a mass layoff at the company and were looking for new jobs.

From Los Angeles Times

employee

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