staffer

noun

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

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Prosecutors accused Moore of contacting the staffer via phone calls and texts after the breakup, prompting the woman to contact the University of Michigan and cooperate in its investigation. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026 Instead, Republican staffers sullenly reported to messaging meetings to talk about immigration. Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026 And Vrabel wanted a way to say thank you for the hard work, not just to his assistants, but to his staffers’ significant others, too. Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026 Meanwhile, Anthropic, which was founded by a group of former OpenAI staffers, offers risk-averse pension funds and conservative allocators an alternative AI play, Patience added. Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for staffer

Word History

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 Jan. 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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