Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

employé

/ˌɑmˈplɔɪeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: em-ploye
IPA: /ˌɑmˈplɔɪeɪ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dated spelling of employee.

Example Sentences

"A very respectable employé assured me that as many as 1000 families had in the past ten years emigrated to the Chinese side of the Amnok, which is about five miles from the town, but the neighbourhood bore a flourishing appearance, and the population was said to be still increasing."
"Lake Le Barge was named after Mike Le Barge, an employé of the Western Union Telegraph Company, who was employed in constructing the overland telegraph line from America to Europe (via Bering Straits) in 1867. The completion of the Atlantic Cable in 1866 put an-end to this project."
"Investigation subsequently showed that one of her employés had been bribed to obtain Somnos from a druggist who should be designated as disreputable."

Etymology

Borrowed from French employé.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɑmˈplɔɪeɪ/
British English: /ɒmˈplɔɪeɪ/

Inflected Forms

employés (plural)

Homonyms

employée

Questions

How do you pronounce employé?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑmˈplɔɪeɪ/.
What does employé mean?: Dated spelling of employee.
Where does employé come from?: Borrowed from French employé.

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