Spanish Conversation · Level 10
88 words
Spanish word
empleado
Pronunciation
IPA/empleˈaðo/
Meaning
- masculine nounemployee
Example
El empleado ayuda a los clientes con una sonrisa.
The employee helps customers with a smile.
More examples
El empleado de tienda colocó los productos en la estantería.
The store employee placed the products on the shelf.
Core concept
Person who receives a salary within an employment relationship.
Common phrases
empleado de tienda
store employee
empleado administrativo
administrative employee
empleado a jornada parcial
part-time employee
Similar words
trabajador: Person who earns a living by doing paid work or manual labor.
dependiente: Shop worker who sells goods and assists customers at a store.
personal: Group of people employed by an organization as its staff.
colaborador: Person who works with others in the same team or organization.
Definition in Spanish
Persona empleada por otra para realizar tareas a cambio de un salario dentro de una relación laboral.
Word origin
Formed as the past participle of emplear with the suffix -ado, originally meaning 'one who is employed'.
Usage tips
- Use empleado when referring to someone in a formal employer-employee relationship; trabajador is broader and can mean any worker or laborer.
Other meanings
- staff membernoun
- employedadjective
Opposites
- desempleadounemployed personnoun