Translation
employee
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Word origin
The past participle of employer ('to employ'), used as a noun. Employer comes from Latin implicare ('to enfold, to involve'), from in ('in') plus plicare ('to fold'). English borrowed employee from the French form.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- implicare
- English cognates
- employ, imply, implicate
Grammar
Examples
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The bank employee checked my account.
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This company has more than two hundred employees.
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A shop employee helped me carry the bags.
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The boss congratulated his employees on their work.
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She has been employed at a travel agency for ten years.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 15, lesson 10: employé, arrêt, risquer and 7 more words.