Etimology
From employ + -ee. First attested in the early 19th century, possibly modeled after French employé.
noun
employee (plural employees)
A person who provides labor to a company or another person.
Examples
Synonym: member of staff
Hypernym: worker
Holonyms: business, company
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.
Related words
related terms
employ
employé
employée
employer
employment