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Definition of employed:

of Employ

Synonyms:

laborious, jobholding, bustling, tied-up, sedulous, self-employed, industrious, busy, on the job, active, hired, engaged, freelance, assiduous, action, retained, made use of, work, exploited, hopping, diligent, working, occupied.

applied (part of speech: verb)
- served,
- effected,
- practiced,
- functioned,
- used,
- practiced,
- functioned,
- applied,
- operated,
- applied,
- served,
- useful,
- conducted,
- used,
- exercised,
- exercised,
- operated,
- implemented,
- utilized,
- practical,
- utilitarian,
- utilized,
- exerted,
- conducted,
- exerted
hired (part of speech: verb)
- engaged,
- contracted,
- rented,
- leased
working (part of speech: verb)
- in harness,
- hard at it,
- on duty,
- not out of work,
- holding down a job,
- gainfully employed,
- on the payroll,
- not on the unemployed rolls,
- operating,
- placed,
- plugging,
- selected,
- in collar,
- not on the relief rolls,
- laboring,
- commissioned,
- on the grind
exerted (part of speech: verb)
- labored,
- exerted,
- toiled,
- wielded,
- exercised,
- expended,
- discharged,
- applied

Usage examples:

I have found out since that the duke employed no such agent, and this matter must be inquired into.

- "At Agincourt", G. A. Henty.
It is my affair, he said; I claim to be employed on this service.

- "History-of-the-Conquest-of-Peru-with-a-preliminary-view-of-the-civilization-of-the-Incas", Prescott, William Hickling.
Before the migration, a considerable number of negroes were employed there.

- "Negro Migration during the War", Emmett J. Scott.