Employee and Officer

Opposite meaning words

Employee noun - One who works for another for wages or a salary.

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Officer is an antonym for employee.

Nearby Words: employ, employment, employed, employer, employe

Officer noun - A member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level.

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Employee is an antonym for officer in person who has high position in topic.

Nearby Words: official, office, officered, officering

fellow	fellow employee	fellow officer
old	old employee	old officer
good	good employee	good officer
female	female employee	female officer
Other adjectives: best, regular, friendly, single, corrupt, loyal, responsible, male, incompetent, black, young, white, new, senior, former, competent, said, unnamed, low-ranking.

In neither case is one allowed to admit they work for the CIA, and in either case it's a crime for anyone in the know to out the officer as a CIA employee, because not only does it place the officer's lives in jeopardy, but also the lives of any agents they've ever been in contact with.

Source: Overt Operative
You All Look Familiar: Several faces are repeated, the arms dealer has the same face as a Sarif employee, a Detroit citizen, a body guard, a police officer and a tourist in Hengsha.

Source: Video Game / Deus Ex: Human Revolution
The manager of a fast-food joint receives a phone call from a police officer, who tells him to bind, gag, and strip-search a female employee until police arrive, leaving only her apron on.

Source: Naked Apron

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