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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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The group said it is paying Caporale, the events organizer; Keith Krach, a former Trump administration State Department staffer; longtime Trump spokeswoman Danielle Alvarez and others.

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

“Congress has a short-term memory, that is the difficulty here,” the staffer said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

A kitchen staffer stuck her head out over the conveyor belt and called: “Trays!”

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli

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