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Employee
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Employee
/ɪmˈplɔɪ-iː/
A person who works for someone else in return for payment and is hired to perform specific duties.
Synonyms:
worker
staff member
subordinate
associate
Antonyms:
employer
boss
manager
Examples:
She is a new
employee
at the company.
The
employee
received a bonus for his hard work.
Etymology:
First appeared in English in the 19th century. From French
employé
, the past participle of
employer
, meaning
to use, make use of, to hold a position
.
Usage Statistics:
103 mentions per 1 million words
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