employee

noun

Etymology: From employ + -ee. First attested in the early 19th century, possibly modeled after French employé.

1. A person who provides labor to a company or another person.

   “One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives.”

   “No one, however, would have anything to do with him, as Mr. Keeson's orders in those respects were very strict ; he had often threatened any one of his employés with instant dismissal if he found him in company with one of these touts.”