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female employee
A female person who is employed by and works in a company, public authority, or organization.
Die neue Mitarbeiterin wird heute dem Team vorgestellt.
The new female employee will be introduced to the team today.
The word consists of the prefix 'mit-' (together), the verb 'arbeiten' (to work), and the feminine ending '-in'. So a 'Mitarbeiterin' (female employee) is literally a person who 'mitarbeitet' (works along/contributes).
Unsere Abteilung sucht eine neue Mitarbeiterin für das Projektmanagement.
Our department is looking for a new female employee for project management.
'Mitarbeiterin' (female employee) belongs to the word family around the verb 'mitarbeiten' (to collaborate/contribute). The activity itself is called 'die Mitarbeit' (collaboration/contribution), and the masculine form is 'der Mitarbeiter' (male employee).
Die gute Mitarbeit aller im Team führte zum Erfolg des Projekts.
The good collaboration of everyone on the team led to the project's success.
In a professional context, the word is often used with verbs such as 'einstellen' (to hire), 'suchen' (to look for), 'schulen' (to train), or 'entlassen' (to dismiss/lay off).
Das Unternehmen musste leider einige Mitarbeiterinnen entlassen.
Unfortunately, the company had to lay off several female employees.
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Angestellter refers here to a man and highlights his employment relationship as well as the usually non-manual nature of his work. Mitarbeiterin refers to a woman and emphasizes more strongly that she works for a particular organization. With Mitarbeiterin, an employment relationship is also part of the given meaning.
Frau Berger arbeitet als Mitarbeiterin in der Verwaltung des Unternehmens.
Ms. Berger works as an employee in the company’s administration.
Herr Berger arbeitet als Angestellter in der Verwaltung des Unternehmens.
Mr. Berger works as an employee in the company’s administration.
