employee

Word parts

employ + -ee

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɛmplɔɪˈiː/ or /ˌɛmˈplɔɪiː/ or /(ˌ)ɪm-/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: em‧ploy‧ee

Noun

Singular employee

Plural employees

1. (countable) An employee is someone who works for a company or another person.

   He is an employee of this store.

   I was declared "employee of the month" by my boss.

   I was at lunch with my fellow employees.

Related words

• employment
• employer