Employed

verb

/ɛmˈplɔɪd/

Word Frequency: 48.8

Definitions

1.verbTo hire (somebody for work or a job).

"Yesterday our local garage employed a new mechanic."

2.verbTo use (somebody for a job, or something for a task).

"The burglar employed a jemmy to get in."

3.verbTo make busy.

4.adjectiveIn a job; working.

5.adjectiveUsed; in use.

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