employe

See also: employé

English

Noun

employe (plural employes)

1. (chiefly US) Dated form of employee.

   the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes

   • 1859, Transactions of the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies, the Chicago Homeopathic Medical Society, page 156:

     In his endeavor to justify a radical action, the employe often carries his grievance so far that an element of the ridiculous enters into his arguments [...].

   • 1920, Conference proceedings of the National Electric Light Association Convention, National Independent Meat Packers Association, the University of Georgia College of Agriculture, page 103:

     For that clerk, in the eyes of the people who come to you for service, is not merely an employe.

   • 1922, Lila Bell Acheson Wallace, De Witt Wallace, The Readers Digest, The Readers Digest Association, page 86:

     Bring the same relationship we used to enjoy in the firm of 50 years ago when the employe used to kick the boss's door open and say: 'Joe, I just discovered [...]'.

   • 1935, Education Digest, page 16:

     As soon as a qualified substitute can be obtained, he should, upon the request of an employe, recommend him for release from his contract.