employee

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

/ˌɛm.plɔɪˈiː/ /ɛmˈplɔɪ.iː/ /ɪmˈplɔɪ.iː/ /ˌɪm.plɔɪ.iː/ en-us-employee.ogg /ˈɛm.plɔ.ji/ /ɪmˈplɔ.ji/

employee employees employe employé

From employ + -ee. First attested in the early 19th century, possibly modeled after French employé.

member of staff associate

employ employé employée employer employment payroll taxes work

antiemployee business-to-employee coemployee employee benefit employee handbook employeeless ghost employee nonemployee unemployee W-2 employee

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