Synonyms of staff

staff

noun

ˈstaf 

1

as in workforce

a body of persons at work or available for work

we're working with a short staff at the office today

Synonyms & Similar Words

• workforce
• manpower
• personnel
• pool
• crew
• employee
• worker
• help
• labor force
• team
• force
• company
• squad
• employe
• support
• labor
• band
• gang
• party
• helper
• rank and file
• proletariat
• blood
• outfit
• hireling

2

as in cane

a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment

carried a staff for self-defense when walking alone at night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cane
• baton
• club
• bat
• rod
• billy club
• mallet
• cudgel
• billy
• mace
• truncheon
• bludgeon
• bastinade
• shillalah
• nightstick
• bastinado
• hammer
• rung
• waddy
• shillelagh
• sap
• birch
• rattan
• crozier
• switch
• hickory
• beetle
• blackjack
• maul
• stave
• crosier
• knobkerrie
• gavel
• walking stick
• crook
• sledgehammer
• crabstick
• whangee

Examples of staff in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are lots of interactive things to explore and the friendly staff know the region thoroughly and are happy to make recommendations. —Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024

Criswell told Stephanopoulos that FEMA has enough resources, noting that the agency moved in resources and staff before the storm. —Kate Walter, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2024

But within days, the staff switched gears to find donations and set up a new distribution location at the city’s farmers’ market. —Nicole Chavez, CNN, 6 Oct. 2024

According to the indictment, Combs attempted to bribe a hotel security staff member who intervened in the incident to keep them quiet. —Elias Lopez, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2024