employee

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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From employ + -ee. First attested in the early 19th century, possibly modeled after French employé.

What am I but a city employee!” “You're not! — Main Street, Sinclair Lewis
I thought we had weeded out all unscrupulous employees." — Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope, Victor Appleton
The employees raced the elevators to the first floor. — Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, United States. Warren Commission

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