employé

L'employé range les dossiers dans le bureau.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who works for an employer in return for financial compensation; an employee. This term is a variant spelling of "employee," often used in historical or formal contexts to denote a hired worker, typically in a subordinate position.

Usage Examples

• (A worker receiving a salary increase.)
• (A hired person required to agree to terms of employment.)

Advanced Usage

• "employé de bureau": a French-influenced phrase meaning an office worker.

  • She worked as an employé de bureau in a Parisian law firm. (She was a clerical employee in a legal office.)

• "employé of the state": a formal term for a government worker.

  • The employé of the state was responsible for issuing licenses. (A civil servant handling official documents.)

Variants and Related Words

• Employee (n): the standard modern spelling; a person employed for wages or salary.
  • The company hired ten new employees this month. (Ten new workers joined the firm.)
• Employer (n): a person or organization that employs people.
  • The employer provided health insurance for all staff. (The company offered medical benefits.)
• Employment (n): the state of having paid work.
  • He found employment as a teacher. (He secured a job in education.)

Synonyms

• Worker: a person who does a specific job.
• Staff member: an individual who is part of a group of employees.
• Wage earner: a person who receives a salary for their labor.

Related Idioms

• The employé’s lot: a phrase referring to the typical experience or challenges of being a hired worker.
  • The employé’s lot is often one of long hours and little recognition. (The common fate of workers is hard work with minimal appreciation.)

Note on Spelling

• "Employé" retains the French acute accent, reflecting its origin from the French word (past participle of ). It is less common in modern English than "employee," but may appear in formal or literary texts.