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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
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Recent Examples of employee
School districts would decide on their own what kind of raises and health insurance to give teachers and other union employees.
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Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2026
The grant program would cap eligibility at 25 employees; the loan program at 50 employees and annual revenue below $3 million.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Over the past year, a group of lawyers recorded 486 state treason and espionage cases brought against Russian scientists, bureaucrats, military figures, and other government employees.
—Anna Nemtsova, Time, 23 May 2026
More than 600 current and former OpenAI employees sold their shares last October, collectively making $6.6 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal.
—Conor Sen, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
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Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2026
The grant program would cap eligibility at 25 employees; the loan program at 50 employees and annual revenue below $3 million.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Over the past year, a group of lawyers recorded 486 state treason and espionage cases brought against Russian scientists, bureaucrats, military figures, and other government employees.
—Anna Nemtsova, Time, 23 May 2026
More than 600 current and former OpenAI employees sold their shares last October, collectively making $6.6 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal.
—Conor Sen, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for employee
worker
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Gang intervention workers have been credited by city officials as one of the factors behind significant reductions in violent crime in recent years, with homicides and shootings both falling to near-historic lows.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The implosion occurred during a shift change, and the six workers whose bodies were found were in an area of the site where workers would go before their shift, Matt Amos, Longview fire battalion chief, said, per The Guardian.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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“Employee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employee. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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