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A person who is employed by a company, public authority, or organization. The term can also be used more generally for someone who works on a project.
Alle Mitarbeiter der Abteilung wurden zu der Besprechung eingeladen.
All employees in the department were invited to the meeting.
The word is simply constructed: it consists of the preposition 'mit' (with) and the noun 'Arbeiter' (worker). A 'Mitarbeiter' (employee/coworker) is therefore literally a person who works 'with' others in a company or on a project.
Die neuen Mitarbeiter wurden vom Team herzlich begrüßt.
The new employees were warmly welcomed by the team.
'Der Mitarbeiter' (employee) belongs to the word family of the verb 'mitarbeiten' (to collaborate/work on something). This verb means to work together with others on a task or to contribute.
An diesem Projekt haben viele Experten mitgearbeitet.
Many experts collaborated on this project.
In a professional context, 'Mitarbeiter' (employee) is often combined with certain verbs. Typical phrases are: 'Mitarbeiter einstellen' (to hire employees), 'Mitarbeiter führen' (to manage employees), 'Mitarbeiter schulen' (to train employees), or 'Mitarbeiter entlassen' (to dismiss/lay off employees).
Das Unternehmen plant, im nächsten Jahr 50 neue Mitarbeiter einzustellen.
The company plans to hire 50 new employees next year.
strength / force
'der Mitarbeiter' and 'die Kraft' can both refer to a person who works. 'Mitarbeiter' is the normal and general term for a person employed by a company, public authority, or organization. In this meaning, 'Kraft' is mostly used in fixed words such as 'Fachkraft' (skilled worker), 'Aushilfskraft' (temporary worker/helper), or 'Arbeitskraft' (worker/labor). On its own, 'die Kraft' for a person sounds rather technical or shortened. In everyday language, people usually say 'Mitarbeiter' when they mean a specific person in a workplace.
Ein Mitarbeiter der Firma hat mir am Telefon freundlich geholfen.
An employee of the company helped me kindly on the phone.
Für die Küche sucht das Restaurant noch eine erfahrene Fachkraft.
The restaurant is still looking for an experienced skilled worker for the kitchen.