employee
n. countablen. a person who is paid to work for a company or another person. You are an employee if you have a boss and receive a regular salary.
n. a person employed for wages or salary, especially at non-executive level. Often contrasted with 'employer' or 'contractor'.
The company has over fifty employees.
Every new employee must attend a safety training session before they start working in the factory.
The management team introduced a new bonus scheme designed to improve employee retention and boost overall morale during the busy winter season.
From employ + -ee. First attested in the early 19th century, possibly modeled after French employé.
Commonly paired with 'full-time', 'part-time', or 'former'.
The company has many employs.The company has many employees.Learners sometimes use the verb 'employ' as a noun instead of the correct noun form 'employee'.