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单词 employees
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employee

noun

em·​ploy·​ee im-ˌplȯ(i)-ˈē How to pronounce employee (audio)
(ˌ)em-;
im-ˈplȯ(i)-ˌē,
em- How to pronounce employee (audio)
variants or less commonly employe
: one employed by another usually for wages or salary and in a position below the executive level

Synonyms

  • hand
  • hireling
  • jobholder
  • retainer
  • worker
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Example Sentences

A good boss listens to his employees. The company has more than 2,000 employees worldwide.
Recent Examples on the Web The eight people injured included a 5-year-old child and a Trader Joe’s employee. Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Sep. 2022 Chairs, bottles and hookah pipes were thrown, police said at the time, causing minor injuries to that woman and another employee of the club. Christie D’zurillastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 Involve frontline employees in evaluation Introducing a new AI decision support tool can threaten to curtail employee autonomy. Katherine C. Kellogg, STAT, 16 Sep. 2022 In New York, Long Island Rail Road employee Ray Michielini encountered antiquated union policies bordering on absurdity. Nathan Mcgrath, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022 Beachwood police, in this first round of funding, will receive $29,750 for an employee assistance program and to provide access to an online wellness app for confidential support. cleveland, 16 Sep. 2022 Geometry will be taught by Jeremy, a Trader Joe’s employee who bags groceries like it’s a game of Tetris. Rima Parikh, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2022 One way to combat that is to use employee photos instead of just a list of names when making choices about layoffs. Kristine Gill, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2022 Anderson was a McDonald's employee who graduated from a Michigan high school two years before her death, according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

employ entry 1 + -ee entry 1, perhaps after French employé

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

employee

noun

em·​ploy·​ee im-ˌplȯi-ˈē How to pronounce employee (audio)
: a person who is paid to work for another

Legal Definition

employee

noun

em·​ploy·​ee
variants also employe
: a person usually below the executive level who is hired by another to perform a service especially for wages or salary and is under the other's control see also respondeat superior compare independent contractor

Note: In determining whether an individual is an employee, courts look at several factors, including the nature of the compensation paid, provision for employee benefits, whether the hired party is in business, tax treatment of the hired party, source of the equipment used, and location of the work. Statutes, such as workers' compensation acts and labor laws, usually include a definition of employee as it is used in the statute.

employees

noun

variants also employes
plural of employee
as in workers
one who works for another for wages or a salary an employer who was loved and admired by generations of employees

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • workers
  • colleagues
  • laborers
  • jobholders
  • associates
  • hirelings
  • subordinates
  • hands
  • assistants
  • retainers
  • coworkers
  • underlings
  • co-workers
  • flunkeys
  • toilers
  • cogs
  • workingmen
  • wage earners
  • workmen
  • wageworkers
  • workwomen
  • flunkies
  • workingwomen
  • wage slaves
  • yes-men
  • navvies
  • grubs
  • gandy dancers
  • jobbers
  • nine-to-fivers
  • hacks
  • temps
  • drudges
  • temporaries

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • employers
  • supervisors
  • bosses
  • superiors
  • gaffers
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