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staffer

staffer

154 3.3
An employee who works for a politician, newspaper, or government office
  • noun
  • /ˈstæfər/
  • US
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  • One of his staffers said, "How can you prove that?"
  • congressional staffers
  • White House staffers
  • House staffers

Now it becomes a bigger issue if your frontline staffers are abrupt and rude.

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Examples

  • Let me ask you something: How much does a Senate staffer make?

  • Throughout her past four years, she has worked tirelessly with the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter, going above and beyond for her fellow staffers and guests.

  • A Capitol Hill staffer explained, "You have to respond to Senators' questions.

    Academic text (2017)
  • It's gotten so bad that even low level Trump staffers are feeling the heat.

  • We don't have the budget to cover a staffer.

  • In very large companies, two respondents were sought: a personnel department staffer and a line supervisor.

    Academic text (1997)
  • And every Congressional staffer watches filing day like a hawk.

  • In conversations with staffers and other fellows, my academic perspective was usually welcomed and well received.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The task force, according to staffers, continued to operate but did so primarily in the form of briefings.

    Academic text (2011)
  • A seasoned staffer in the political office helped craft the new legislation.

Synonyms

employee
vsstaffer
1.3

A person hired by a company or another person to do paid work

refers more to people working within political government or journalistic teams
staff member
vsstaffer
90 1.5

A person who works for an organization

is mainly used for people who work in government politics or journalism

How Senior

director
424 3.0
manager
1.6
staffer
  • US
154 3.3
assistant
833 1.0
trainee
50 2.4

Surface Forms

staffer singular
staffers plural

Morphology

staffer = staff (transparent) = staff + er

The word is transparently formed from 'staff' + '-er', meaning a person who works as part of a staff.

Etymology

The word staffer comes from staff, which first meant a 'stick' or 'support', plus the ending -er meaning 'a person'. So a staffer is someone who is part of the 'support' of an organization, an employee who helps the team.