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em·ploy·ee
/
ɛmˈplɔɪ
i, ɛm
plɔɪˈi, ˌɛm
plɔɪˈi
/
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[
em-
ploi
-ee, em-ploi-
ee
, em-ploi-
ee
]
Show IPA
noun
a person working for another person or a business firm for pay.
Also,
em·ploy·e,
em·ploy·é.
Origin:
1825–35;
<
French
employé
employed, past participle of
employer
to
employ
; see
-ee
Related forms
pre·em·ploy·ee,
noun
pro·em·ploy·ee,
adjective
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employee
or
sometimes
(
US
)
employe
(ɛmˈplɔɪiː, ˌɛmplɔɪˈiː)
—
n
Also called (esp formerly):
employé
a person who is hired to work for another or for a business, firm, etc, in return for payment
employe
or
sometimes
(
US
)
employe
—
n
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employee
or
sometimes
(
US
)
employe
(ɛmˈplɔɪiː, ˌɛmplɔɪˈiː)
—
n
Also called (esp formerly):
employé
a person who is hired to work for another or for a business, firm, etc, in return for payment
employe
or
sometimes
(
US
)
employe
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
employee
"person employed," 1850, mainly in U.S. use, from
employ
+
-ee
.
employe
person employed, 1834, from Fr. employé (fem. employée), noun use of pp. of employer (see
employ
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
The
employe
claimed he was out of his work area by mistake because of
medications he was taking.
The
employe
was hired as a law clerk for the
employe
r, a private attorney.
The
employe
worked for the
employe
r, a catering service, for approximately two
months as a chef.
If the supervising
employe
denies placement, the academic coordinator will
contact other placement choices.
The
employe
denied that he was smoking in the plant on the date in question.
The
employe
worked for about two years as a machine operator for the
employe
r, a manufacturer of tools.
The
employe
who will be responsible for supervision decides to accept or deny placement.
The
employe
's attorney wrote back that the
employe
had not quit but had not yet been released for work by his physician.
The
employe
worked for the
employe
r, an orchard, for about a year and a half.
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