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staffer

[staf-er, stah-fer] / ˈstæf ər, ˈstɑ fər /
NOUN
wage earner
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blue collar blue-collar worker breadwinner
WEAK
employee income producer jobholder one who brings home the bacon salaried worker staff member wage slave wageworker

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Jobs loomed so large over Apple that one staffer owned a car with the vanity plate “WWSJD”: What Would Steve Jobs Do?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

But, the staffer added, “the hosts would want the network to be one thing, then the managers wanted it to be another thing, and the showrunners they brought in wanted it to be something else.”

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

“And that is frightening to consider,” a former White House staffer admitted to me.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

There are several reasons those executives are right about this outlook, according to Kumar, who is co-leader of PwC’s national tax office and was previously a top staffer to longtime Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Calling on his Washington connections, Galifianakis brought a congressional committee staffer to town to investigate the possible abuse of federal funds.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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