a worker who is hired to perform a job
"The new employee arrived early to set up for the busy weekend shift."
An individual who provides labor to a company or another person.
"After years of being an employee at the bakery, Sarah finally decided to open her own shop."
In plain English: An employee is someone who works for another person or company and gets paid for their time.
"The new employee started his first day at the office today."
Usage: Use employee to refer to any person hired by an organization to perform work in exchange for wages or benefits. It applies broadly from entry-level staff to executives and distinguishes the worker from the employer.
The word employee combines the root employ with the suffix -ee and first appeared in the early 19th century. It was likely modeled after the French word employé.