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


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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.

Thesaurus: employee
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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.

Dental Dictionary: employee
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n

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

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pronunciation

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

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

Translations: Employee
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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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