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staffer

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

a member of a staff of employees or coworkers.
Journalism. an editorial employee, especially a writer.Compare stringer(def 6).

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RELATED WORDS

breadwinner, employee, jobholder, wageworker

Nearby words

staff officer, staff section, staff sergeant, staff sergeant major, staffa, staffer, staffing, staffman, stafford, stafford, jean, staffordshire

Origin of staffer

First recorded in 1680–90; staff1 + -er1
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British Dictionary definitions for staffer

staffer

/ (ˈstɑːfə) /

noun

informal a member of staff, esp, in journalism, of editorial staff
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012