employee
n.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.”
Commonly paired with 'full-time', 'part-time', or 'former'.
employee vs employer — An employee is the person who gets paid to work, while an employer is the person or company that pays them.
Learners sometimes use the verb 'employ' as a noun instead of the correct noun form 'employee'.
From employ + -ee. First attested in the early 19th century, possibly modeled after French employé.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.