staffer

noun

staff·​er ˈsta-fər How to pronounce staffer (audio)
Synonyms of staffernext
: a member of a staff (as of a newspaper)

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OpenAI staffers at a Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas earlier this month revealed even more concerning details, including that the models collaborated with each other without humans through messaging boards. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 If the purchase of the Pierre were to go through, Lutnick could get as much as $100 million for the penthouse, even as his neighbors were forced to sell and hundreds of hotel staffers’ jobs were put in jeopardy. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026 Successful rom-coms about magazine staffers named Andy or Andie have become popular fodder for sequels as Hollywood continues to prioritize nostalgia. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026 The company has gone from employing one recent college graduate to run its entire media relations team in November 2024 to a squad of veteran crisis communications staffers, many of whom spent time at technology giant Meta. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for staffer

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First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of staffer was in 1862

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staffer

noun
staff·​er ˈstaf-ər How to pronounce staffer (audio)
: a member of a staff and especially a newspaper staff

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