noun
or em·ploye ə̇mˌplȯ(i)ˈē, (ˌ)emˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷, ə̇mˈplȯi(ˌ)ē, -ˈplȯˌē, -ˈplȯi, emˈ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷, sometimes (ˌ)äm- or -ȯiˈā or -ȯi(ˌ)ā
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Etymology: French employé, from past participle of employer to employ, from Old French empleoir, emploiier
1. : one employed by another usually in a position below the executive level and usually for wages
2. in labor relations : any worker who is under wages or salary to an employer and who is not excluded by agreement from consideration as such a worker