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em·ployee or employe em·ploy′e (em plo̵iē, 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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