employed
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employed
- /ɪmˈplɔɪd/
- /ɛmˈplɔɪd/
Rhymes with -ɔɪd
adjective more employed · most employed
- In a job; working. You're just looking for a handout like every other—are you employed, Mr. Lebowski?
- Used; in use. Studies on LLS in recent decades have identified a large number of strategies which are employed by English as a foreign/second language (EFL/ESL) learners and several strategy categorisation patterns have also been established.
verb
- simple past and past participle of employ
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: self-employed, freelance, working, engaged, exploited, hired, work, job, employment, occupational, workplace, serving, in-service, employable, employee, personnel
Translations
Talk about this word "employed." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/employed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. employed. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/employed "employed." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/employed.Cite this
@misc{employed_2026,
title = {employed},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/employed},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
