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[ staf-er, stah-fer ] / ˈstæf ər, ˈstɑ fər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR staffer ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna member of a staff of employees or coworkers. Journalism. an editorial employee, especially a writer.Compare stringer (def. 6). Origin of stafferFirst recorded in 1680–90; staff1 + -er1 Words nearby stafferstaff association, staff captain, staff cell, staff college, staff corporal, staffer, staffman, staff nurse, staff of Aesculapius, staff officer, staff of life Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stafferRemember the Christian congressman caught snogging a staffer? 2014 Was a Delectably Good Year for Sleaze|Patricia Murphy|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Goff said he had consulted with a former Romney staffer by the name of Jared Townsend. ‘Ready for Romney’ Is Amateur Hour|Tim Mak|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST GOP staffer Elizabeth Lauten set off a firestorm after criticizing Sasha and Malia Obama. Let’s Not Forget: We Were All Teenagers Once|Russell Saunders|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST “For McConnell it actually was a vote of conscience against his party and against his friend,” says the GOP staffer. And Now Mitch McConnell Is the ‘Pro-Woman’ Candidate!|Eleanor Clift|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Schultz told them, according to a staffer who witnessed the conversation. The Secret Money Buying Wisconsin’s Laws|ProPublica|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST They left the hotel soon afterward, but Dick's face grew thoughtful when Staffer drove off in the car. Johnstone of the Border|Harold Bindloss Staffer looked round as far as he was able, but dared not neglect his driving, and so missed Dick's grin. Johnstone of the Border|Harold Bindloss Besides, when one came to think of it, the suggestion that their marriage must be taken for granted had come from Staffer. Johnstone of the Border|Harold Bindloss He must have noticed Staffer before she did, and did not want to be seen talking to her. Johnstone of the Border|Harold Bindloss While Staffer was leaving Appleyard, Andrew was picking his way toward the burnfoot, across a boggy heath. Johnstone of the Border|Harold Bindloss
British Dictionary definitions for staffer
nouninformal a member of staff, esp, in journalism, of editorial staff Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to stafferbreadwinner, employee, jobholder, wage slave, wageworker |