employee

also em·ploy·e (ĕm-ploi'ē, ĭm-, ĕm'ploi-ē')
n.
A person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation.

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has replaced employé (feminine employée) as the dominant form in British English for someone who is employed. In American English the alternative form is employe, pronounced as three syllables and usually stressed on the second.

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Person who works for compensation, whether direct or indirect, for another in return for stipulated services. An employee may work on an hourly, daily, or annual wage basis. The employer has the right to control the work to be performed as well as the timing and means of accomplishing the work.
Contrast with independent contractor.

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also employe

noun

One who is employed by another: hireling, jobholder, worker. Informal hire, hired hand. See over/under, work/play.

IN BRIEF: A person who works for another for pay.

The store needed just one employee to run the cash register.

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n

A person who, under the direction and control of the employer, performs services for remuneration.

For a list of words related to employee, see:

• Employers, Employees, and Business People - employee: worker hired for wages
• General Titles, Positions, and Status - employee: one who works for an individual or institution

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ansat, lønmodtager, medarbejder, arbejdstager

Nederlands (Dutch)
werknemer, arbeider, employé, bediende

Français (French)
n. - salarié, employé, ouvrier

Deutsch (German)
n. - Arbeitnehmer, Angestellter

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υπάλληλος, μισθωτός

Italiano (Italian)
dipendente, impiegato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - funcionário (m)

Русский (Russian)
служащий

Español (Spanish)
n. - asalariado, obrero, trabajador, empleado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - anställd, arbetstagare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
职员, 受雇人员, 员工

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 職員, 受雇人員, 員工

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 고용인, 종업원

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 従業員, 使用人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المستخدم, الاجير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עובד, פועל, פקיד‬

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