staffer

[ staf-er, stah-fer ]

noun

1. a member of a staff of employees or coworkers.
2. Journalism. an editorial employee, especially a writer. Compare stringer ( def 6 ).

staffer

/ ˈstɑːfə /

noun

1. informal.
   a member of staff, esp, in journalism, of editorial staff

Word History and Origins

Origin of staffer¹

First recorded in 1680–90; staff ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The NFL nears Sunday’s Super Bowl on the verge of completing its season on time amid the pandemic, employing daily coronavirus testing of players, coaches and team staffers and strict and ever-tightening protocols.

From Washington Post

Zucker, 55, made the announcement to staffers during a CNN editorial call on Thursday morning, according to three network staffers who participated.

From Washington Post

Amy McNamer, executive director of the Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington, argued that teachers and staffers working in person should be prioritized over those working from home.

From Washington Post

One of those staffers, however, will not move to another Google division.

From Ars Technica

Ashok Bajaj, owner of the Knightsbridge Restaurant Group, said adding streateries to four of his 10 restaurants made it possible to reopen and bring back staffers.

From Washington Post

Remember the Christian congressman caught snogging a staffer?

From The Daily Beast

Hamish Marshall himself is a former staffer of Prime Minister Harper.

From The Daily Beast

Goff said he had consulted with a former Romney staffer by the name of Jared Townsend.

From The Daily Beast

GOP staffer Elizabeth Lauten set off a firestorm after criticizing Sasha and Malia Obama.

From The Daily Beast

“For McConnell it actually was a vote of conscience against his party and against his friend,” says the GOP staffer.

From The Daily Beast

Several days slipped by, and then Staffer came to Jack and Pepper while the others were in the gymnasium exercising.

From Project Gutenberg

When he died, Dick's mother soon married again, a man called Staffer; clever fellow, but I never quite trusted him.

From Project Gutenberg

Staffer gave him good advice in a cynical, witty way; told him he must pull up because the pace was too hot for a lad.

From Project Gutenberg

One of Staffer's friends offered me a pretty good post abroad, and everybody thought I ought to seize the chance, but I didn't.

From Project Gutenberg

Whitney was presented to Mrs. Woodhouse and Staffer, who welcomed him cordially, and then he shook hands with Dick.

From Project Gutenberg

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