staffer

noun

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

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She has since been replaced by acting Commissioner Lee Dudek, who confirmed that DOGE staffers will not be able to make changes to agency systems, benefit payments or other information. Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025 Cops encountered Archangel-Ortiz holding a female staffer at gunpoint with her hands bound, officials said. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025 But another judge cleared the way for the administration to move forward with pulling thousands of USAID staffers off the job. Steve Peoples, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025 Hundreds of court clerks, legal assistants and other staffers returned to their Alameda County courthouses Friday, allowing courtrooms to begin operating as normal after a two-day strike that hobbled the East Bay’s justice system. Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 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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