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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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of staffer1

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

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Example Sentences

Remember the Christian congressman caught snogging a staffer?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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