employees

/ɪmˈplɔɪ.iːz/

nounem · ploy · ees

Think: "I’m employed" → em + ploy + ees (employees are the people who are employed).

Yes, it's employees. The tricky part is the ending: it’s **-ees** (employees), not **-ies**.

Definition

  1. nounPeople who work for a person or a company in exchange for pay.

Examples

  • The company added five new employees this month.
  • Employees must wear badges to enter the building.
  • Good managers listen to employees and act on their feedback.

Synonyms

workersstaffpersonnelteam membersassociates

Antonyms

employers

Translations

ES empleadosPT empregadosFR employés

Common misspellings

employesemployessemploeesemployiesemployeeseemploye'semployeeesemployeés

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