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staff
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[staf, stahf] ,noun, plural staffs for 1–5, 9; staves [steyv] or staffs for 6–8, 10, 11; adjective, verb noun
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a group of persons, as employees, charged with carrying out the work of an establishment or executing some undertaking.
2.
a group of assistants to a manager, superintendent, or executive.
3.
a member of a staff.
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Military.
a.
a body of officers without command authority, appointed to assist a commanding officer.
b.
the parts of any army concerned with administrative matters, planning, etc., rather than with actual participation in combat.
5.
EXPANDthose members of an organization serving only in an auxiliary or advisory capacity on a given project. Compare line1 (def. 38).
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a stick, pole, or rod for aid in walking or climbing, for use as a weapon, etc.
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a rod or wand serving as a symbol of office or authority, as a crozier, baton, truncheon, or mace.
8.
a pole on which a flag is hung or displayed.
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something that supports or sustains.
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11.
COLLAPSEArchaic. the shaft of a spear, lance, etc.
adjective
12.
of or pertaining to a military or organizational staff: a staff officer; staff meetings.
13.
(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.
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Staffed
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
verb (used with object)
14.
to provide with a staff of assistants or workers: She staffed her office with excellent secretaries.
15.
to serve on the staff of.
verb (used without object)
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to hire employees, as for a new office or project (sometimes followed by up): Next month we'll begin staffing up for the reelection campaign.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English staf (noun), Old English stæf; cognate with Dutch staf, German Stab, Old Norse stafr staff, Sanskrit stabh- support
before 900; Middle English staf (noun), Old English stæf; cognate with Dutch staf, German Stab, Old Norse stafr staff, Sanskrit stabh- support
Related forms
staff·less, adjective
un·staffed, adjective
well-staffed, adjective
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Word Origin & History
staff
O.E. stæf "walking stick, strong pole used for carrying, rod used as a weapon" (also, in plural, "letter, character, writing," cf. stæfcræft "grammar"), from P.Gmc. *stabaz (cf. O.S. staf, O.N. stafr, O.Fris. stef, M.L.G., M.Du. staf, O.H.G. stab, Ger. Stab, Goth. *stafs "element;"
EXPAND M.Du. stapel "pillar, foundation"), from PIE base *stebh- "post, stem, to support, place firmly on, fasten" (cf. O.Lith. stabas "idol," Lith. stebas "staff, pillar;" O.C.S. stoboru "pillar;" Skt. stabhnati "supports;" Gk. stephein "to tie around, encircle, wreathe," staphyle "grapevine, bunch of grapes;" O.E. stapol "post, pillar"). Sense of "group of military officers that assists a commander" is attested from 1702, apparently from Ger., from the notion of the "baton" that is a badge of office or authority (a sense attested in Eng. from 1535). Meaning "group of employees (as at an office or hospital)" is first found 1837. The verb meaning "to provide with a staff of assistants" is from 1859. Staff of life "bread" is from the Biblical phrase "to break the staff of bread" (Lev. xxvi.26), transl. Heb. matteh lekhem.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
staff (stāf)
n.
A specific group of workers.
See director.
To provide with a staff of workers or assistants.
To serve on the staff of.
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