employee A2 Topic:Work & Careers Also spelled employé and employés US /ˌɛm.plɔɪˈiː/ See IPA manual Freq #4170 Meanings 1 noun A person who is paid to work for a company or another person One way to encourage your employees is to give them rewards. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who is paid to... workermember of staff Word family Forms employees Common collocations employee ownership Noun + noun disgruntled employee Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From employ + -ee. First attested in the early 19th century, possibly modeled after French employé. employé French View etymology graph -> Topics Work & Careers Business & Commerce External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # employee **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌɛm.plɔɪˈiː/ **Frequency rank:** 4170 ## Meanings 1. A person who is paid to work for a company or another person ## Examples - One way to encourage your employees is to give them rewards. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: employé - Affix: -ee - one who receives the action ## Etymology From employ + -ee. First attested in the early 19th century, possibly modeled after French employé. ## AI Etymology Employee comes from employ + -ee. First attested in the early 19th century, possibly modeled after French employé. In current use, the main sense is “A person who is paid to work for a company or another person”. ## Topics - Work & Careers - Business & Commerce markdown