Nonemployee

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who is not an employee.

    "Since I was the only nonemployee in the store, I promptly outed myself as a New York Times reporter."

Example

More examples

"Since I was the only nonemployee in the store, I promptly outed myself as a New York Times reporter."

Etymology

From non- + employee.

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