Employee


[em-ploi-ee, em-ploi-ee, em-ploi-ee] /ɛmˈplɔɪ i, ɛm plɔɪˈi, ˌɛm plɔɪˈi/

noun
1.
a person working for another person or a business firm for pay.
/ɛmˈplɔɪiː; ˌɛmplɔɪˈiː/
noun
1.
a person who is hired to work for another or for a business, firm, etc, in return for payment Also called (esp formerly) employé
n.

“person employed,” 1850, mainly in U.S. use, from employ + -ee.

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