staffman

American  

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

noun

plural

staffmen

1. staffer.

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staffman British  

/ ˈstɑːfˌmæn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of staffman

First recorded in 1650–60; staff ¹ + man

Example Sentences

Says one Carter staffman: "Jimmy has his good smiles and his bad smiles."

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Gingrich had just come upon a copy of a letter from an AEC staffman authorizing Dr. Smith to discuss with the British "the basic metallurgy of plutonium."

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But in his steady climb as a staffman, he caught the eye of Maxwell Taylor and later of John F. Kennedy, whom he was assigned to brief on military matters in the 1960 campaign.

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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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