Synonyms of employee

employee

noun

im-ˌplȯ(i)-ˈē 

variants also employe

as in worker

one who works for another for wages or a salary

an employer who was loved and admired by generations of employees

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worker
• colleague
• laborer
• retainer
• jobholder
• associate
• hireling
• assistant
• subordinate
• hand
• underling
• coworker
• workman
• flunkey
• flunky
• flunkie
• cog
• yes-man
• wage earner
• jobber
• hack
• wage slave
• toiler
• workingman
• gandy dancer
• workwoman
• wageworker
• drudge
• grub
• workingwoman
• temporary
• temp
• navvy
• nine-to-fiver

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• employer
• supervisor
• boss
• gaffer
• superior

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of employee

Mangione was detained on Monday at a McDonald's in Altoona, Penn., after a customer spotted him and notified an employee. —Becca Longmire, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024

Investigators earlier suggested the gunman may have been a disgruntled employee or client of the insurer. —Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024

Officers in Altoona arrested Mangione on unrelated charges at a McDonald's there after a customer alerted an employee who called police, officials said. —Alex Sundby, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024

World & Nation Police arrest man suspected in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Dec. 9, 2024 Mangione was arrested in Altoona, Pa. — about 230 miles west of New York City — after a McDonald’s customer recognized him and notified an employee, authorities said. —Michael R. Sisak and Mark Scolforo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024