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Employee

//ˌɛmplɔɪˈiː// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person who provides labor to a company or another person.

    "One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives."

  2. 2
    a worker who is hired to perform a job wordnet

Etymology

From employ + -ee. First attested in the early 19th century, possibly modeled after French employé.

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