Definitions

employee

[em-ploi-ee, em-ploi-ee] / ɛmˈplɔɪ i, ˌɛm plɔɪˈi /

NOUN

person being paid for working for another or a corporation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agent attendant clerk laborer member operator representative staff member worker

STRONG

apprentice assistant breadwinner cog domestic hand help hireling jobholder plug salesperson servant

WEAK

blue collar company person craftsperson desk jockey hired gun hired hand sales help wage earner white collar working stiff

Antonyms

STRONG

check hindrance master obstruction

Example Sentences

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The Justice companies believe the government’s criminal investigation was based primarily on Fowler’s claims, which Ruby dismissed as the allegations of a “disgruntled” former employee.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

People might also need to decide what to do with any additional shares they get at a discount through employee stock-purchase programs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Franklin, the adviser to the former SpaceX employee, started working at Amazon.com in 1998, the year after the company’s IPO.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Phil, the dorky and faintly sinister middle-aged employee of Async, explains to Mary that his company used to make MRI machines.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

State governments are broadly shielded from recovery for their employees' misconduct unless the employee works for an agency that can be sued.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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