Meaning & use
employee
A person who works for another person or organization in exchange for wages or a salary.
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Every new employee attends an orientation session before starting work on the factory floor.
The company rewarded its longest-serving employee with a bonus and a public thank-you.
A note on using this word
Employee contrasts with employer, the person or organization that hires and pays the worker.
Words with a similar meaning
workerstaff member
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