employed
/ɪmˈplɔɪd/ adjective B1- In a job; working.
- Used; in use.
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AN OLD MAN was employed in cutting wood in the forest, and, in carrying the faggots to the city for sale one day, became very wearied with his long journey.
Dandré looked at Louis XVIII., who, employed in writing a note, did not even raise his head.
“And your majesty has employed the son of such a man?”
For a day or two we were busily employed in unpacking and laying out our property to the best advantage.
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