employee [ɛmˈplɔɪiː ˌɛmplɔɪˈiː] sometimes US, employen (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a person who is hired to work for another or for a business, firm, etc., in return for payment Also called (esp formerly) employé
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | employee - a worker who is hired to perform a jobworker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker" clerk - an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts) company man - an employee whose first loyalty is to the company rather than to fellow workers copywriter - a person employed to write advertising or publicity copy dispatcher - employee of a transportation company who controls the departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and in the interest of efficient service dog catcher - an employee of a municipal pound who is hired to round up stray dogs and cats floater - an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed floorwalker, shopwalker - an employee of a retail store who supervises sales personnel and helps with customer problems; "a floorwalker is called a shopwalker in Britain" gardener - someone employed to work in a garden gasman - someone employed by a gas company gofer - an employee whose duties include running errands hire - a newly hired employee; "the new hires need special training" hired help - employee hired for domestic or farm work (often used in the singular to refer to several employees collectively) jobholder - an employee who holds a regular job line worker - an employee who works on an assembly line office boy - a young man who is employed to do odd jobs in a business office organization man - an employee who sacrifices his own individuality for the good of an organization potboy, potman - a worker in an inn or public house who serves customers and does various chores public servant - someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment) registrar - a person employed to keep a record of the owners of stocks and bonds issued by the company sandwichman - a person with advertising boards hanging from the shoulders spotter - a worker employed to apply spots (as markers or identifiers) spotter - a worker employed at a dry-cleaning establishment to remove spots staff member, staffer - an employee who is a member of a staff of workers (especially a member of the staff that works for the President of the United States) stock-taker, stocktaker - an employee whose job is to take inventory; "an outside stocktaker had to be hired" sweeper - an employee who sweeps (floors or streets etc.) turncock - one employed to control water supply by turning water mains on and off typist - someone paid to operate a typewriter employer - a person or firm that employs workers |
employeenoun worker, labourer, workman, staff member, member of staff, hand, wage-earner, white-collar worker, blue-collar worker, hired hand, job-holder, member of the workforce Many of the company's employees are women.
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