/ɪmˈplɔɪiː/
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Meaning
A person who is paid to work for a company or for another person.
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Word origin
From French employe, meaning a person who is employed, from Latin implicare, to involve.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- employé
- English cognates
- employ, employer
Grammar
Examples
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"Employees" is the plural, meaning more than one worker.
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"An employee of" says who pays the person.
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"Every employee" means each person who works there.
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