employee (ɛmˈplɔɪiː
;ˌɛmplɔɪˈiː) or sometimes US employe
Definitions
noun
- a person who is hired to work for another or for a business, firm, etc, in return for payment Also called (esp formerly)
employé
Synonyms
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- British English:
employee
An employee is a person who is paid to work for a company or organization.He is an employee of the bank.ɛmˈplɔɪiː; ˌɛmplɔɪˈiː NOUN He is an employee of the bank.
- Spanish:
empleado
nm empleada
- French:
employé
nm
- German:
Angestellter
nm Angestellte
- Chinese: 雇员 n
- Arabic: مُوَظَّف n
- Portuguese: funcionário nm funcionária
- Russian: работающий по найму nm
- Croatian: uposlenik nm
- Czech: zaměstnanec nm zaměstnankyně
- Danish: ansat nutr
- Dutch: werknemer nm
- Finnish: työntekijä n
- Greek: υπάλληλος n
- Italian: dipendente nm__nf
- Japanese: 従業員 n
- Korean: 고용인 n
- Norwegian: ansatt nm
- Polish: pracownik nm pracownica
- Brazilian Portuguese: funcionário nm funcionária
- European Spanish:
empleado
nm empleada
- Swedish: anställd nutr
- Thai: ลูกจ้าง n
- Turkish: işçi n
- Vietnamese: nhân viên n
Usage examples
And from a practical standpoint, such a relationship would be disastrous because of her being my employee.
, Cormorant (1994)Companies may try to shift the blame onto the employee by claiming they were under the influence of drugs when the accident happened.
New Scientist (2004)It has now set up a new advertising campaign in the US, featuring employee survivors telling how the tragedy impacted on them.
Irish Times (2002)POLICE are hunting a youth who repeatedly stabbed a council employee in the chest.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The business's culture is reflected in the description Crossman gives for an employee most likely to do well, which is `untypical'.
, TOP MARKETING AND MEDIA COMPANIES IN THE UK (2002)