| in-service |
taking place or available while one is an employee. |
| letter carrier |
someone who delivers mail, usu. an employee of the postal service. |
| man Friday |
a male employee, aide, or assistant who faithfully attends to a variety of tasks. |
| minimum wage |
the lowest wage that an employer can pay an employee according to law or labor union agreement. |
| nonemployee |
combined form of employee. |
| pink slip |
(informal) a notice informing an employee of his or her dismissal from employment. |
| public servant |
a government official, elected or appointed, or an employee of the civil service. |
| redundant |
(chiefly British) of an employee, having lost one's job as a result of an employer's lack of need; laid-off. [1/3 definitions] |
| retainer1 |
a domestic servant or household employee. [1/2 definitions] |
| scab |
someone who works in place of a striking employee or refuses to join or support the actions of a labor union. [1/6 definitions] |
| service |
the collective acts of one who serves, such as a waiter, repair person, or government employee. [1/14 definitions] |
| shipping clerk |
an employee who attends to the shipping and receiving of goods and merchandise. |
| steward |
an employee on an airplane, train, or ship who waits on and attends to the needs of passengers. [1/5 definitions] |
| striker |
an employee who strikes or stops work. [1/3 definitions] |
| teller |
an employee in a bank who takes in and pays out money. [1/3 definitions] |
| timecard |
a card listing the record of an employee's work hours, either stamped by a time clock or recorded by the employee. |
| timekeeper |
an employee who keeps the records of hours worked by other employees. [1/3 definitions] |
| trackman |
a railroad employee who lays, inspects, or repairs railroad tracks. [1/2 definitions] |
| wage |
(often pl.) money paid regularly to an employee in exchange for labor or services. [1/3 definitions] |
| workload |
the amount of work required or expected, as of a particular employee, student, or the like. |
| yellow-dog contract |
an employment contract, now illegal, in which an employee agrees not to remain in or join a labor union. |