employee

CEFRB1

/ˌɛm.plɔɪˈiː/

noun

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noun
A person who is paid to work for an organization or person.
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noun
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A person who provides labor to a company or another person.

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One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives.
No one, however, would have anything to do with him, as Mr. Keeson's orders in those respects were very strict ; he had often threatened any one of his employés with instant dismissal if he found him in company with one of these touts.

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No one, however, would have anything to do with him, as Mr. Keeson's orders in those respects were very strict ; he had often threatened any one of his employés with instant dismissal if he found him in company with one of these touts.
1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Hocussing of Cigarette”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popul...
The concepts of emotional intelligence (EI), self-worth, authenticity and employee meditation rooms might conjure up thoughts of new age healing centers. […] Now, Nielsen is sending all hotel employees through EI training to help them become more open and confident, understand their own limitations and fears, and to boost their self-worth and comfort in dealing with other people.
2011 November 9, Susanne Gargiulo, “Emotional intelligence in the workplace”, in CNN

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