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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Walter Thomas Christopher Manley of Loanda Crescent, Newry, had been scheduled to go on trial for the manslaughter of Ian McCollum and for being an employee in breach of duty to others.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

From your letter, it doesn’t sound like you’re that kind of employee anyway.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

“There’s certainly no input from experts in EPA,” the EPA employee told ProPublica.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Hajdini has been seen as a model employee inside JPMorgan and has been a part of some of the bank’s initiatives to encourage women to pursue long-term careers in finance.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

David Chen has been an employee of the Orange County Water District for nearly a year now—and lately they’ve given him increasingly stressful tasks.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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