staffer

American  

[staf-er, stah-fer] / ˈstæf ər, ˈstɑ fər /

noun

1. a member of a staff of employees or coworkers.

2. Journalism. an editorial employee, especially a writer.

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staffer British  

/ ˈstɑːfə /

noun

1. informal a member of staff, esp, in journalism, of editorial staff

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Etymology

Origin of staffer

First recorded in 1680–90; staff ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

staffer

And Bryce Harlow, a veteran staffer in Republican administrations, recruited Mr. Alexander from youthful obscurity and taught him the machinery of politics and government in Richard Nixon’s White House.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Claudia Sahm, chief economist at New Century Advisors and a former Fed staffer, said she thought some central-bank officials were impatient and were ready to hike rates to bring inflation down.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026

One former No 10 staffer recalls arriving early in the morning, being "shuffled through weird corridors, taken into a room, choosing logins and signing our lives away".

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Ten kilometres away, Edzel Baylon, a staffer at the Isla Jardin del Mar resort, bemoaned a newly changed landscape that spelled trouble for a destination that touted a white sand beach holiday experience.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

In the final weeks of the primaries, Barack’s campaign began expanding my team to include a scheduler and a personal aide—Kristen Jarvis, a warmhearted former staffer from Barack’s U.S.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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