Simple meaning
What does Employee mean?
An employee is a worker hired by a business or group.
Dictionary definition
A person who works for a company or organization.
Example sentences
Employee in a sentence
easy
Each employee wore a name tag at the store.
medium
The employee helped us find the right notebook size.
hard
Employees and managers worked together to improve service.
Synonyms
Words like Employee
workerA general word for someone who works.
staff memberUsed for someone on a team at a workplace.
Antonyms
Opposite words
employerThe employer hires employees.
ownerAn owner may run the business rather than be hired by it.
Word family
Employee word family
Base word
employee
noun
employees
More than one worker.
verb
employ
To hire someone for work.
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Practice 1
Who is an employee?
An employee is someone who works for a company or group.
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