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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The company, which once employed over 100 people and produced more than 10,000 pairs of shoes a week, is down to just 10 employees.

From BBC

The company, which has more than 100 full-time employees, has trained just over 50 people to fly its aircraft.

From Los Angeles Times

Although Wright was still in the hospital, city employees called to see whether she and her husband wanted him put down.

From Los Angeles Times

Many companies still want their road warriors to travel, but more employees expect to pick up the tab for costs as budgets shrink, according to a recent survey by SAP Concur.

From The Wall Street Journal

Early designs were so ugly—with an unflattering roof line that gave the vehicle a bulbous appearance—that some frustrated employees began calling the vehicle the “white whale.”

From The Wall Street Journal

employee

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