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employee

Pronunciation: /ˌɛm.plɔɪˈiː/

The English word “employee” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A person who provides labor to a company or another person.

Etymology

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

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