employee
noun/ˌɛm.plɔɪˈiː/ · /ɛmˈplɔɪ.iː/
Etymology From employ + -ee. First attested in the early 19th century, possibly modeled after French employé.
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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.
- No one, however, would have anything to do with him, as Mr. Keeson's orders in those respects were very strict ; he had often threatened any one of his employés with instant dismissal if he found him in company with one of these touts.1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Hocussing of Cigarette”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:
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- The concepts of emotional intelligence (EI), self-worth, authenticity and employee meditation rooms might conjure up thoughts of new age healing centers. […] Now, Nielsen is sending all hotel employees through EI training to help them become more open and confident, understand their own limitations and fears, and to boost their self-worth and comfort in dealing with other people.2011 November 9, Susanne Gargiulo, “Emotional intelligence in the workplace”, in CNN: