employee
em-ploy-ee · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
A person who is paid to work for an organization or another person.
- 2.
A person engaged in the service of another under a contract of hire.
Forms
plural: employees
Phrases & expressions
- •employee benefits — non-wage compensation provided to workers
- •employee of the month — recognition for outstanding performance
- •full-time employee — a worker employed for the standard number of hours
- •part-time employee — a worker employed for fewer than standard hours
Related words
Etymology
From employ + -ee (suffix indicating a person who receives an action), from Old French employer ("to make use of"). First recorded in English in the 19th century.