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employee definition

em·ployee or employe em·ploy′e (em plo̵i′ē, im-; em plo̵i′ē′, im-; em′plo̵i ē′)

noun

a person hired by another, or by a business firm, etc., to work for wages or salary

Etymology: Fr employé: see employ & -ee

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business employee definition - business

law employee definition - legal

employee Synonyms

employee

n.

worker, laborer, wage earner, agent, representative, hired hand, staff member, assistant, attendant, apprentice, operator, workingman, workingwoman, jobholder, breadwinner, craftsman, workman, help, hired help, servant, domestic, subordinate, underling, helper, staffer, hireling, drudge, lackey, wage slave*, flunky*, cog*, gofer*.


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employee Usage Examples

Possessives

  • hsas: National Association of Health Underwriters ( NAHU ) Contribute to employees ' hsas of the balanced current average gross.

Possessives

  • hfma: Small companies which and a sliding have modest effects hfma's employees versus.

Converse of object

  • inform: The Managing Director is responsible for keeping employees informed of new practices, and for ensuring relevant legislation is adhered to.

Adjective modifier

  • full-time: Status changing the the number of weaknesses in what other full-time employees.
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employee quotes

In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence; the cream rises until it sours.

-Peter, LaurenceJ

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