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employee - a worker who is hired to perform a job |
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employer a person or firm that employs workers
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worker sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
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barkeep,
barkeeper,
barman,
bartender,
mixologist an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
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clerk an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
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company man an employee whose first loyalty is to the company rather than to fellow workers
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copyist,
scrivener,
scribe someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
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copywriter a person employed to write advertising or publicity copy
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crewman a member of a work crew
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delivery boy,
deliveryman,
deliverer someone employed to make deliveries
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dining-room attendant,
restaurant attendant someone employed to provide service in a dining room
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dispatcher employee of a transportation company who controls the departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and in the interest of efficient service
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dog catcher an employee of a municipal pound who is hired to round up stray dogs and cats
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floater an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location
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floorwalker,
shopwalker an employee of a retail store who supervises sales personnel and helps with customer problems; "a floorwalker is called a shopwalker in Britain"
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gardener someone who takes care of a garden
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gasman someone employed by a gas company
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gofer an employee whose duties include running errands
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hire the act of hiring something or someone; "he signed up for a week's car hire"
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hired help employee hired for domestic or farm work (often used in the singular to refer to several employees collectively)
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hireling,
pensionary a person who works only for money
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jobholder an employee who holds a regular job
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line worker an employee who works on an assembly line
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liveryman a worker in a livery stable
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office boy a young man who is employed to do odd jobs in a business office
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organization man an employee who sacrifices his own individuality for the good of an organization
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pullman porter,
porter a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
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potboy,
potman a worker in an inn or public house who serves customers and does various chores
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public servant someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment)
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registrar someone responsible for keeping records
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sales rep,
sales representative,
salesperson a person employed to represent a business and to sell its merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers who are visited)
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sandwichman a person with advertising boards hanging from the shoulders
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spotter a worker employed to apply spots (as markers or identifiers)
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spotter a worker employed to apply spots (as markers or identifiers)
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staff member,
staffer an employee who is a member of a staff of workers (especially a member of the staff that works for the President of the United States)
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stage technician,
stagehand an employee of a theater who performs work involved in putting on a theatrical production
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stock-taker,
stocktaker an employee whose job is to take inventory; "an outside stocktaker had to be hired"
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sweeper little-known nocturnal fish of warm shallow seas with an oblong compressed body
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toll agent,
toll collector,
toll taker,
tollgatherer,
tollkeeper,
tollman,
toller someone employed to collect tolls
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railroad man,
railroader,
railway man,
railwayman,
trainman an employee of a railroad
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turncock one employed to control water supply by turning water mains on and off
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typist someone paid to operate a typewriter
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working man,
working person,
workingman,
workman an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
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