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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
The career employees in the Office of Global Change, which came under the State Department's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, played a lead role in U.S. negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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Valerie Volcovici and Timothy Gardner, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
The center has encouraged the development of a database of information about benefits that employees are entitled to from previous retirement plans.
—Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
In February 2025, Love was accused of assault by a San Diego hotel employee, who alleged the actor threw a credit card reader at her head.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Lowe’s has about 11,000 employees in the Charlotte region, including 5,000 corporate workers.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2025
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Valerie Volcovici and Timothy Gardner, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
The center has encouraged the development of a database of information about benefits that employees are entitled to from previous retirement plans.
—Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
In February 2025, Love was accused of assault by a San Diego hotel employee, who alleged the actor threw a credit card reader at her head.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Lowe’s has about 11,000 employees in the Charlotte region, including 5,000 corporate workers.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for employee
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Mental health workers in small towns find such promises hard to trust after seeing local services come and go for years.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
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At the same time that Bass is proposing cuts to the Equity Bureau, her budget calls for an overall increase in Fire Department workers.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Employee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employee. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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