hire vs employee

hire and employee both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hire	Yes	No	Yes	No
employee	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, employee is a hypernym of hire; that is, employee is a word with a broader meaning than hire:

hire (noun)	employee (noun)
the act of hiring something or someone	a worker who is hired to perform a job
a newly hired employee

hire (verb)	employee (verb)
engage for service under a term of contract
engage or hire for work
hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services