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See also: employée
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle French employé. Equivalent to employ + -ee.
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Noun[edit]
employee (plural employees)
- An individual who provides labor to a company or another person.
- 1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 2, in The Hocussing of Cigarette[1]:
- 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.
- One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives.
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individual who provides labor to a company or another person
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