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employee

 
 
/ɪmˈplɔɪiː/ noun [C] HR

Definition

someone who is paid to work for someone else: The number of employees in the company has trebled over the past decade. I discussed my complaint with an employee of the bank.have/recruit/train employees We have ten employees and a turnover of around £450,000. a government/company/council employee a full-time/part-time employee a former/new/prospective employee a senior/experienced employee
(Definition of employee noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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