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employee en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɪmˈplɔɪ.iː/
  • /ɛmˈplɔɪ.iː/
  • (US) audio
  • /ˌɛm.plɔɪˈiː/
  • /ˌɪm.plɔɪ.iː/

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. A person who provides labor to a company or another person.
    • The concepts of emotional intelligence (EI), self-worth, authenticity and employee meditation rooms might conjure up thoughts of new age healing centers. […] Now, Nielsen is sending all hotel employees through EI training to help them become more open and confident, understand their own limitations and fears, and to boost their self-worth and comfort in dealing with other people. 2011 November 9, Susanne Gargiulo, “Emotional intelligence in the workplace”, in CNN:
    • No one, however, would have anything to do with him, as Mr. Keeson's orders in those respects were very strict ; he had often threatened any one of his employés with instant dismissal if he found him in company with one of these touts. 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Hocussing of Cigarette”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:
    • One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
employe alternative, dated lexicographic
employé alternative, dated lexicographic
employees Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

employer · manager · boss

Deriveds

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

Holonyms

business · company

Hypernyms

worker

Relateds

employ · payroll · work · employé · employer · employée · taxes · employment

Synonyms

associate · member of staff

Translations (184)

sh posloprímac (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ro angajată (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · sh rȃdnica (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · hu munkavállaló (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · sh rȃdnīk (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · he שָׂכִיר (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · km បុគ្គលិក (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · enm servaunt (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · io employato (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ru слу́жащая (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · gv obbree (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · tl empleado (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · id pegawai (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · nl werknemer (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ur خادِمَہ (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ps کارمند (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · unm alukalkwësit (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · lt darbuotojas (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · be службо́ўка (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · nb arbeidstaker (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ml ജീവനക്കാരൻ (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ota چالیشان (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ur مُلازِم (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · pt empregado (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · sv anställd (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ka მოსამსახურე (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ka თანამშრომელი (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · fr salariée (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ca empleat (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · be слу́жачы (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · hu dolgozó (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · sq punonjëse (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · tr personel (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ur نَوکْرانی (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · de Angestellter (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · nl medewerkster (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · cs zaměstnankyně (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ru слу́жащий (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · sh zaposlènīk (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · lv darbiniece (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · fr employée (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ca empleada (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · mk вработен (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · hy աշխատակից (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · id karyawan (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · lt darbuotoja (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ar مُوَظَّف (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ur نَوکَر (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · mr कर्मचारी (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · da arbejdstager (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · th ลูกจ้าง (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · rm emploiada (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · es empleado (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · be супрацо́ўнік (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · mk службеник (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · az əməkdaş (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · hi कर्मचारी (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · my အလုပ်သမား (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · la conductus (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · bg рабо́тничка (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · sk zamestnanec (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · et töötaja (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · bg слу́жещ (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · vi nhân viên (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · uk робітни́к (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · af werknemer (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · he מָעֳסָק (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · uz xodim (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · be слу́жачая (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · uk працівни́ця (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ko 직원 (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · sl nameščenec (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · nn arbeidstakar (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · lb Employé (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ja 雇員 (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · kea enpregada (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · uz xizmatchi (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · es empleada (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · sh ра̑днӣк (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · km និយោជិត (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · nl werkneemster (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · mn ажилтан (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · sv medarbetare (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · aii ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ru сотру́дник (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · uk службо́вка (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · gd neach-obrach (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · kk қызметкер (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · uk співробітни́ця (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · th พนักงาน (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ja 勤務員 (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ar مُوَظَّفَة (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · tl kawani (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · de Angestellte (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · sh запослѐнӣк (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · sq punonjës (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · gl empregado (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · mg mpiasa (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · lo ພະນັກງານ (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · be рабо́тніца (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · mk службеничка (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · gl empregada (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ckb ڕاگرتە (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · bg рабо́тник (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · vo vobükäb (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · fr salarié (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ur مُلازِمَہ (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · uk робітни́ця (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · gv failleydagh (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · sh запослѐница (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · hi कर्मी (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ml തൊഴിലാളി (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ky кызматкер (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · nl bediende (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · nl medewerker (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ota موظف (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · km និយោជិតា (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · hy աշխատող (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · de Arbeitnehmer (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ur خادِم (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · uk службо́вець (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · wa eployî (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · cmn 職員 /职员 (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · tg хизматчӣ (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · id pekerja (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ms pekerja (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · nb ansatte (cf. ansatt, ansette) (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · gd cosnaiche (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · mk работник (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · fr employé (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · el υπάλληλος (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · sw mwajiriwa (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ru рабо́тник (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · mk работничка (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ja 職員 (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · de Arbeitnehmerin (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · da ansat (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · pt empregada (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · be рабо́тнік (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · pl pracownica (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · sh zaposlènica (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · lv darbinieks (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · aii ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪܬܵܐ (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · tg коргар (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · sk zamestnankyňa (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ug خىزمەتچى (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ang wyrhta (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ru рабо́тница (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · uk співробітни́к (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · uk працівни́к (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · pl pracownik (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ce белхало (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · tg корманд (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · tt хезмәткәр (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · hu alkalmazott (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · sh ра̑дница (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · sv arbetstagare (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · id karyawati (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ja 従業員 (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · tr çalışan (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ro angajat (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · fa-ira کارْگَر (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · cmn 僱員 /雇员 (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ka დასაქმებული (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · sh послопри́мац (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · it dipendente (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ko 종업원 (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · fi työntekijä (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · fa-ira کارْمَنْد (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · rm emploià (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · eo dungito (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · lo ລູກຈ້າງ (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · be супрацо́ўніца (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · sl nameščenka (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · cs zaměstnanec (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · la mercēnnārius (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · kmr karker (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ru сотру́дница (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · am ሠራተኛ (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ga fostaí (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · ja 使用人 (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · bg слу́жеща (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · is starfsmaður (person who provides labor to a company or another person) · be службо́вец (person who provides labor to a company or another person)