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staffman

American  
[staf-man, stahf-] / ˈstæfˌmæn, ˈstɑf- /

noun

  • staffmen
    plural
  1. staffer.


staffman British  
/ ˈstɑːfˌmæn /

noun

  1. a person who holds the levelling staff when a survey is being made

"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

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Etymology

Origin of staffman

First recorded in 1650–60; staff 1 + man

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A salaried staffman, Surgeon Blalock has no private patients, never sees a penny of the fees for his operations: all the money goes to the university.

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No local staffman has ever had a byline.

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But always jobs aplenty called for a workhorse staffman.

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Though the commission had an advisory board of educators, it insisted that no member or staffman have any professional connection with education, religion or politics.

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And a good staffman leaves the thinking to guys that get paid to do it.

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In Athens 300 U.S. embassy staffmen were settling into their new columned building on Vassilissis Sofi-as Street.

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Members of A.N.W.A. retorted that only 70 Guild votes came from strictly editorial staffmen, and inferred that, barring stenographers, stockroom boys, morgue clerks, etc.,

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Presidential staffmen sided with Mills, but Ball refused to yield.

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Then, one by one, 42 Chinese servants and staffmen began to leave.

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Set loose to search for a buck: 94 writers, performers and other staffmen of the morning show.

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