🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Dipendente

Pronunciation / Transliteration: di.penˈdente

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Employee/ɪmˈplɔɪ.iː/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il dipendente ha ricevuto una promozione."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who is hired to work for another person or organization in exchange for payment.

    "The company is looking to hire a new employee to manage the marketing team."
  2. 2

    A member of a workforce who performs specific duties as part of a job.

    "Each employee is expected to adhere to the company's code of conduct."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'employee' originates from the French word 'employé', which is derived from the verb 'employer', meaning 'to employ'. The term entered the English language in the late 19th century, reflecting the growing complexity of labor relations during the Industrial Revolution.

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