employée

UK/ɒmˈplɔɪeɪ/UK/ˌɒmplɔɪˈeɪ/UK/(ˌ)ɒ̃-/US/ˌɑmˈplɔɪeɪ/

noun

A female employee.

OriginFrench employée →
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Meanings

nounemployée (plural employées)

plural employées

  1. datedA female employee.

Origin

  1. Frenchemployée
  2. Frenchemployée
  3. Englishemployée

Borrowed from French employée.

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APA

employée. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/employ%C3%A9e

MLA

“employée.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/employ%C3%A9e. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “employée,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/employ%C3%A9e.

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