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staff

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of staff

1 a body of persons at work or available for work

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

Synonyms of staff

force, help, labor force, manpower, personnel, pool, workforce

Words Related to staff

labor, proletariat, rank and file

band, company, crew, gang, outfit, party, squad, team

employee (also employe), helper, hireling, worker

2 a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment

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

Synonyms of staff

bastinado (or bastinade), bat, baton, billy, billy club, bludgeon, cane, club, cudgel, nightstick, rod, rung [Scottish], sap, shillelagh (also shillalah), truncheon, waddy [Australian]

Words Related to staff

blackjack, knobkerrie, mace

birch, crabstick, hickory, rattan, stave, switch

beetle, gavel, hammer, mallet, maul, sledgehammer

crook, crosier (or crozier), walking stick, whangee

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