employee

noun

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There are 3 syllables in the word employee.

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Definition of employee:

employee (noun):: a worker who is hired to perform a job.; a person who is hired to work for someone in return for payment; one employed by another usually for wages or salary and in a position below the executive level

Synonyms for employee:

associate

barkeep

barkeeper

barman

bartender

blue-collar worker

clerk

colleague

company man

copyist

copywriter

crewman

deliverer

delivery boy

deliveryman

dining-room attendant

dispatcher

dog catcher

floater

floorwalker

gardener

gasman

gofer

hand

hire

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Antonyms for employee:

administrator

boss

boss man

ceo

chief

chief executive

comptroller

direct manager

direct superior

director

employer

foreman

head honcho

head man

head woman

honcho

leader

management

manager

manageress

managing director

master

overseer

president

principal

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