The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
EMPLOYEE
employee
(noun) a worker who is hired to perform a job
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
employee (plural employees)
An individual who provides labor to a company or another person.
Hypernyms
• worker
Holonyms
• business, company
Source: Wiktionary
Em`ploy*ee", n. Etym: [The Eng. form of employé.]
Definition: One employed by another.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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