staffer

noun

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

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Cancy McArn, Sacramento City Unified School District’s interim superintendent, will receive a layoff notice on March 15, alongside the other 380 staffers in the district office. Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026 City staffers are expected to come back with a draft ordinance, modeled after Costa Mesa’s, and to explore whether these regulations should be expanded beyond grocery and drug retail stores and to other box stores in the city. Victoria Le, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026 Despite potential low pay, healthcare has been heralded as a fast-growing career path safe from both AI disruption and recessionary impacts—leading to an influx of interest and job openings within the profession, while other sectors lay off staffers in droves. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026 The congressman, a father of six, has been publicly accused by the husband of his late ex-staffer, Regina Ann Santos-Aviles, of engaging in the affair. Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 5 Mar. 2026 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 14 Mar. 2026.

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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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