staffer

noun

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

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That analysis was conducted by a staffer from the Department of Government Efficiency with no health care or government experience. Brandon Roberts, ProPublica, 11 June 2025 Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez confirmed the photo actually showed one of her staffers, not the shooter, and asked for an apology, Lopez doubled down on his argument that stances of City Hall progressives had caused the shooting. Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025 Billboard staffers answer these questions and more below. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 June 2025 The city, as a bureaucratic operation, had lost track of its forests, and NRG staffers spread out to map them, discovering places that, owing to white flight and deindustrialization, had become nearly wild. Robert Sullivan, Curbed, 9 June 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 18 Jun. 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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