staffer
[staf-er, stah-fer]
- a member of a staff of employees or coworkers.
- Journalism. an editorial employee, especially a writer.Compare stringer(def 6).
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Origin of staffer
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Examples from the Web for staffer
Contemporary Examples
Remember the Christian congressman caught snogging a staffer?
Goff said he had consulted with a former Romney staffer by the name of Jared Townsend.
GOP staffer Elizabeth Lauten set off a firestorm after criticizing Sasha and Malia Obama.
“For McConnell it actually was a vote of conscience against his party and against his friend,” says the GOP staffer.
Schultz told them, according to a staffer who witnessed the conversation.
Historical Examples
But it's awkward, because Staffer's really responsible for him.
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I wish you'd leave Staffer alone; I won't have him run down.
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Staffer folded a letter he had been reading, and looked at his watch.
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"Oh, I'll admit that Staffer is a clever fellow," Andrew interrupted.
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"That's no' what Mr. Staffer's thinking," said Marshall meaningly.
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staffer
- informal a member of staff, esp, in journalism, of editorial staff
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