staffer

American  

[staf-er, stah-fer] / ˈstæf ər, ˈstɑ fər /

noun

1. a member of a staff of employees or coworkers.

2. Journalism. an editorial employee, especially a writer.

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staffer British  

/ ˈstɑːfə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of staffer

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

Example Sentences

Then came the buzz kill: Last year the company started charging staffers a fee every time they used the machine.

From The Wall Street Journal

The social-media company let go of its chief marketing officer and more than 20 staffers in nontechnical roles that were seen as duplicative.

From The Wall Street Journal

Over the past few weeks, X let go of more than 20 staffers in nontechnical roles including marketing and other departments that were seen as duplicative to jobs inside the merged company, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jose Ugarte, a District 9 candidate who was a longtime Price staffer, believes his opponent’s criminal history is a red flag.

From Los Angeles Times

Budzinski and Smith introduced a bipartisan bill to ban elected officials and senior federal staffers from trading on prediction markets.

From Barron's

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