Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a staff.
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- noun A member of a
staff .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an employee who is a member of a staff of workers (especially a member of the staff that works for the President of the United States)
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Examples
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And the key for the McCain staffer is that right-wingers want to be seen as playing the insult game as a way to establish or reinforce their conservative bonafides.
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Not to mention he must not be paying his staffer enough to be in the "middle-class" if this staffer is a regular shopper at Wal-Mart.
Sound Politics: Schumer: Dems Can Ride Middle-Class "Angst" Into White House 2007
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A McCain staffer is a lobbyest who pushed for de-regulation of the industry WHICH DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE CURRENT MORTGAGE CRISIS!
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And on Monday, West could be heard at a rally urging some bikers - also with Outlaw connections -- to "escort" out a Klein staffer who was video recording the event.
Michael Winship: The Pulpit of Bullies Michael Winship 2010
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And on Monday, West could be heard at a rally urging some bikers -- also with Outlaw connections -- to "escort" out a Klein staffer who was video recording the event.
Michael Winship: The Pulpit of Bullies Michael Winship 2010
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For example, when a key staffer is dismissed for pretending to be public servant with fake credentials, its a requirement to metaphorically flog the offender - not kiss him goodbye - as a sign of respect to the civic employees who actually take the public trust seriously.
PubliQuestion: Most Voters Shrug Off McGinn Missteps « PubliCola 2010
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That staffer is no longer employed by the city, according to a source in the chief financial officer's office who spoke on the condition of anonymity because personnel actions are confidential.
Gift to D.C. Historical Society questioned Nikita Stewart 2010
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And on Monday, West could be heard at a rally urging some bikers -- also with Outlaw connections -- to "escort" out a Klein staffer who was video recording the event.
Michael Winship: The Pulpit of Bullies Michael Winship 2010
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The only skill I learned as a journal staffer is how to best avoid being assigned long, tedious assignments.
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And on Monday, West could be heard at a rally urging some bikers -- also with Outlaw connections -- to "escort" out a Klein staffer who was video recording the event.
Michael Winship: The Pulpit of Bullies Michael Winship 2010
Gammerstang commented on the word staffer
T.E Lawrence uses it to mean "stouter"
July 8, 2016