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employed

[em-ploid] / ɛmˈplɔɪd /
ADJECTIVE
working
Synonyms
STRONGEST
engaged hired occupied
STRONG
busy inked laboring operating selected signed
WEAK
active at it at work in a job in collar in harness in place on board on duty on the job on the payroll plugging away
Antonyms
WEAK
idle inactive unemployed unengaged unoccupied

Example Sentences

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Alastair Cuthbert is employed by Devon and Cornwall Police as its coroner's services manager, and says having a team to call on to look again at cold cases is a "really useful resource".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Jones served as James's personal coach during the 2022–2023 season after the star joined the Lakers, without being employed by the team.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Arbitrators who are employed time and time again by the same companies with a large number of contracts that require arbitration may be loath to rule against them and lose out on their next paycheck.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

Not many Americans are both listed in the Social Register and employed as a busboy by age 9.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

But the largest buildings in the town were the factories, which employed a large percentage of the population.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers