employee

/ˌɛmˈplɔɪ.iː/

Syllables em·ploy·ee

Stress em-PLOY-ee

Phonics Breakdown

em

/ɛm/

short e

ploy

/plɔɪ/

oi diphthong

ee

/iː/

long e

Meaning

a person who works for an organization or company

Sound Reference

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em=/ɛm/(empty) + ploy=/plɔɪ/(ploy) + ee=/iː/(see)

Example

The company hired a new employee last week.