variants
also employe
as in worker
one who works for another for wages or a salary
an employer who was loved and admired by generations of employees
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Recent Examples of employee
Entry-level employees are the least optimistic of any age group.
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Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Snow’s wife, with whom the Arlington firefighter had in July 2021 traveled to Cancun for a vacation, was in a far better position than the hotel’s employees to assess his degree of intoxication and ability to function, the lawyers attempted to persuade a jury in a civil trial this week.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2025
Days later, an employee told the worried mom that Gonzalez had left the program.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 13 June 2025
Step 4: Communicate transparently with employees and clients.
—Rem Oculee, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Snow’s wife, with whom the Arlington firefighter had in July 2021 traveled to Cancun for a vacation, was in a far better position than the hotel’s employees to assess his degree of intoxication and ability to function, the lawyers attempted to persuade a jury in a civil trial this week.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2025
Days later, an employee told the worried mom that Gonzalez had left the program.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 13 June 2025
Step 4: Communicate transparently with employees and clients.
—Rem Oculee, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for employee
Recent Examples of Synonyms for employee
worker
Noun
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The poop is dry and hard enough so that for ant species that don’t have indoor toilet chambers, the workers can just kick the poop out of the nest.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
14 June 2025
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The father of 12 built a successful business polishing floors, hiring several workers.—
Elena Becatoros,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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“Employee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employee. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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