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public employee
A person employed in the public service; a civil servant or employee of a government office. The term is considered formal or slightly old-fashioned today.
Ein Bediensteter der Stadtverwaltung half uns beim Ausfüllen des Antrags.
A public employee from the city administration helped us fill out the application.
'Der Bedienstete' (the public employee/servant) is a substantivized participle and is declined like an adjective. It is derived from the verb 'bedienen' (to serve, to wait on).
Ich habe mit einem Bediensteten des Finanzamtes gesprochen.
I spoke with an employee of the tax office.
The word 'Bediensteter' (public employee/servant) is considered outdated or very formal today. In everyday language, specific job titles such as 'Mitarbeiter der Stadt' (city employee) or 'Angestellter' (employee) are used instead.
In dem historischen Roman trat ein Bediensteter an die Tür.
In the historical novel, a servant came to the door.
The word belongs to the word family around 'dienen' (to serve). Related words are 'der Dienst' (work, service) and the verb 'bedienen' (to serve, to attend to someone).
Sein ganzes Leben stand im Dienst der Öffentlichkeit.
His whole life was in the service of the public.
employee
'der Mitarbeiter' and 'der Bedienstete' can both mean an employed person. 'Mitarbeiter' is much more general today and fits in companies, public authorities, associations, and projects. 'Bediensteter' is used mainly in connection with public authorities or the public service, and it sounds formal or somewhat old-fashioned. Learners may confuse the words because both describe people who work professionally for an organization. In normal everyday language, 'Mitarbeiter' is usually more natural. 'Bediensteter' fits better in formal texts or when the context is specifically the public service.
Ein Bediensteter der Stadt kontrolliert die Unterlagen am Eingang.
A city employee checks the documents at the entrance.
In der Pause haben wir einen Mitarbeiter aus der Technik gefragt.
During the break, we asked an employee from the technical department.