staffer

noun

staff·​er ˈsta-fər How to pronounce staffer (audio)
: a member of a staff (as of a newspaper)

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One staffer said Gibb should have no involvement in the appointment of the BBC’s next director general. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025 Billboard staffers discuss these questions and more below. Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2025 To compile the list, ABC News reached out to offices several times for a response, and emailed multiple staffers in each office. Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2025 The agreement also rescinds the firings of the more than 4,000 federal staffers across the government who were laid off after the shutdown began. Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for staffer

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First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of staffer was in 1862

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“Staffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staffer. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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staffer

noun
staff·​er ˈstaf-ər How to pronounce staffer (audio)
: a member of a staff and especially a newspaper staff

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