employee

/ˌɛm.plɔɪˈiː/

nounem · ploy · ee

An em-ploy-ee is someone you EMPLOY—then add “EE” at the end to mean “the person.”

Yes, it's employee. Remember the ending is -ee (the person who receives the action), not -ie: employ + ee.

Definition

  1. nouna person who is paid to work for someone else or for a company or organization

Examples

  • “The new employee started training on Monday.”
  • “Each employee must wear an ID badge in the building.”
  • “She was named Employee of the Month for her excellent customer service.”

Synonyms

workerstaff memberteam memberhirewage earner

Antonyms

employerboss

Translations

ES empleadoPT empregadoFR employé

Common misspellings

employeemployeéemploeeyemployeEemployieemployyeeemployée

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