"employé" meaning in English

See employé in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɒmˈplɔɪeɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɒmplɔɪˈeɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /(ˌ)ɒ̃-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɑmˈplɔɪeɪ/ [General-American], /ˌɑmplɔɪˈeɪ/ [General-American] Forms: employés [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French employé. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|employé}} Borrowed from French employé Head templates: {{en-noun}} employé (plural employés)
  1. (dated) Synonym of employee. Tags: dated Synonyms: employee [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-employé-en-noun-O7bbzIcv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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