Definition of EMPLOYEE

employee

Plural: employees

Noun

  • A person employed for wages or salary.
  • a worker who is hired to perform a job
  • A person who provides labor to a company or another person.

Examples

  • One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives.
  • The letter ’S’ is a tireless EMPLOYEE, always adding to scores and words.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

;, associate#Noun[euphemism|euphemistically]] synonymous>, member of staff

Antonyms

employer

Scrabble Score: 15

employee: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
employee: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
employee: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

employee: valid Words With Friends Word