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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024staff1 /stæf/USA pronunciation n., pl. staffs for 1-4. 8.; staves /steɪvz/USA pronunciation or staffs for 5-7. 9, 10. in Unabridged dictionary;
adj., v.. n. - a group of people, esp. workers, who carry out the work of an establishment, such as a group of assistants to a manager, superintendent, etc.: [countable]He has a fine staff working under him.[uncountable]I am complaining about one of your staff.
- [countable] a stick, pole, or rod for aid in walking or climbing, for use as a weapon, etc.
- [countable] a pole on which a flag is hung or displayed.
- something that supports or sustains:[countable* usually singular]Bread is the staff of life.
- Music and Dance[countable] a set of usually five lines, with the corresponding four spaces between them, on which music is written.
adj. [before a noun] - of or relating or belonging to an organizational staff:staff officers.
- Businessworking on the staff of a corporation, institution, etc.:a staff writer.
v. [~ + object] - to provide with a staff of assistants or workers:The company is staffed with the finest engineers in this country.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024staff1 (staf, stäf ),USA pronunciation n., pl. staffs for 1–5, 9; staves (stāv)USA pronunciation or staffs for 6–8, 10, 11;
adj., v.
n. - Businessa group of persons, as employees, charged with carrying out the work of an establishment or executing some undertaking.
- Businessa group of assistants to a manager, superintendent, or executive.
- Businessa member of a staff.
- Military
- a body of officers without command authority, appointed to assist a commanding officer.
- the parts of any army concerned with administrative matters, planning, etc., rather than with actual participation in combat.
- Businessthose members of an organization serving only in an auxiliary or advisory capacity on a given project. Cf. line 1 (def. 38).
- a stick, pole, or rod for aid in walking or climbing, for use as a weapon, etc.
- a rod or wand serving as a symbol of office or authority, as a crozier, baton, truncheon, or mace.
- a pole on which a flag is hung or displayed.
- something that supports or sustains.
- Music and DanceAlso, stave. a set of horizontal lines, now five in number, with the corresponding four spaces between them, on which music is written.
- [Archaic.]the shaft of a spear, lance, etc.
adj. - of or pertaining to a military or organizational staff:a staff officer; staff meetings.
- Business(of a professional person) employed on the staff of a corporation, publication, institution, or the like rather than being self-employed or practicing privately:a staff writer; staff physicians at the hospital.
v.t. - Businessto provide with a staff of assistants or workers:She staffed her office with excellent secretaries.
- Businessto serve on the staff of.
- to send to a staff for study or further work (often fol. by out):The White House will staff out the recommendations before making a decision.
v.i. - Businessto hire employees, as for a new office or project (sometimes fol. by up):Next month we'll begin staffing up for the reelection campaign.
- bef. 900; Middle English staf (noun, nominal), Old English stæf; cognate with Dutch staf, German Stab, Old Norse stafr staff, Sanskrit stabh- support
- Buildinga composition of plaster and fibrous material used for a temporary finish and in ornamental work, as on exposition buildings.
- German Stoff stuff
- perh. 1890–95, American.
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