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German word
Angestellte
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈangəˌʃtɛltə/
Meaning
- noun (m./f.)employee
Example
Die Angestellte arbeitet im Büro.
The employee works in the office.
More examples
Die Angestellte am Empfang gibt Auskunft.
The employee at reception provides information.
Core concept
A worker whose job is organized by an employer, whether at a desk or in another workplace.
Common phrases
die Angestellte am Empfang
the employee at reception
mehrere Angestellte
several employees
ehemalige Angestellte
former employee
Similar words
Mitarbeiter: A member of the same company or organization.
Arbeitnehmer: A person hired under an employment contract and paid for labor.
Arbeiter: A worker whose job mainly involves physical tasks.
Kollege: A colleague working alongside others in the same workplace or team.
Definition in German
Person, die in einem Arbeitsverhältnis steht und nicht selbstständig arbeitet.
Word origin
The noun Angestellte developed by treating the participle angestellt from anstellen as a person word and adding the feminine ending -e.
Usage tips
- Angestellt sein normally takes bei plus the dative for the employer, as in Sie ist bei einer Bank angestellt.
Other meanings
- staff membernoun
- office workernoun
Opposites
- Arbeitgeberemployernoun
Related words
- Angestelltenrabattemployee discountnoun
- Angestellteremployeenoun