employed

em-ployed · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Having a paid job; working for wages or salary.

  2. 2.

    Being made use of; utilized for a purpose.

  3. 3.

    (As past tense of employ) Gave work to someone or made use of something.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    gainfully employed — having a job that provides income
  • •
    fully employed — having as much work as one can handle
  • •
    self-employed — working for oneself

Related words

Antonyms: jobless, out of work, unemployed
See also: employ, employee, unemployment
Synonyms: engaged, hired, working

Etymology

Past participle of employ, from Old French employer ("to make use of, apply"), from Latin implicare ("to involve, entangle").