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

The commission is scheduled to take up the motion to disclose staffer conversations at its next meeting on Feb. 7.

From Los Angeles Times

CBS News staffers were stunned when she decided to pull a segment on the abuses at an El Salvador prison used by the U.S. government to detain undocumented immigrants from Venezuela.

From Los Angeles Times

The departing staffers worked for a Commerce Department office charged with protecting the U.S. from Chinese technological advances.

From The Wall Street Journal

One council staffer, who asked not to be named, said four-day working was a reason they had stayed.

From BBC

The Academy Foundation earlier this month laid off all five staffers with its Oral History Projects team, effectively dissolving the department responsible for conducting and preserving interviews with notable members of the film industry.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• blue-collar worker
• breadwinner