employee
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employee
- /ˌɛm.plɔɪˈiː/
- /ɛmˈplɔɪ.iː/
- /ɪmˈplɔɪ.iː/
- /ˌɪm.plɔɪ.iː/
Rhymes with -iː
Where it comes from
From employ + -ee. First attested in the early 19th century, possibly modeled after French employé.
noun employees · employe · employé
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A person who provides labor to a company or another person.
One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives.
Similar: member of staff, associate, wage slave
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: personnel, workforce, staffer, staffing, salaried, employment, employer, user, foreman, wage, functionary, salary, officer, employ, work, clerk
Translations
Every language
noun person who provides labor to a company or another person
| Español | empleado, empleada |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 직원 jigwon, 종업원 jong'eobwon |
| 日本語 | 従業員 jūgyōin, 雇員 koin, 勤務員 kinmuin, 使用人 shiyōin, 職員 shokuin |
| 中文 | 僱員 /雇员 gùyuán, 職員 /职员 zhíyuán |
| हिन्दी | कर्मचारी karmacārī, कर्मी karmī |
| Kiswahili | mwajiriwa |
| Português | empregado, empregada |
| Français | employé, employée, salarié, salariée |
| Deutsch | Arbeitnehmer, Arbeitnehmerin, Angestellter, Angestellte |
| Italiano | dipendente |
| Ελληνικά | υπάλληλος ypállilos |
| Română | angajat, angajată |
| Русский | рабо́тник rabótnik, рабо́тница rabótnica, слу́жащий slúžaščij, слу́жащая slúžaščaja, сотру́дник sotrúdnik, сотру́дница sotrúdnica |
| Tiếng Việt | nhân viên |
| العربية | مُوَظَّف muwaẓẓaf, مُوَظَّفَة muwaẓẓafa |
| עברית | שָׂכִיר sakhír, מָעֳסָק mo'osáq |
Talk about this word "employee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/employee. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. employee. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/employee "employee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/employee.Cite this
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title = {employee},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/employee},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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