Definition
A person who works as a member of a staff, especially for a politician, organization, or business.
Etymology
From 'staff' (a group of employees) + '-er' (a person who does something). This relatively modern word became common in the 1900s with the rise of large organizations.
Kelly Says
The word 'staffer' is modern slang used mainly by journalists and insiders—politicians themselves usually say 'staff member,' which shows how insider language creates boundaries between people in and out of power.
Translations
BNবাংলা
কর্মচারী
kor-mo-cha-ree
CACatalà
treballador
tre-ba-la-dor
CSČeština
zaměstnanec
zam-es-t-nan-ec
DEDeutsch
Mitarbeiter
mee-tuh-air-er
ELΕλληνικά
στέλεχος
ste-le-chos
ESEspañol
empleado
em-ple-ah-doh
FISuomi
henkilö
hen-ki-lo
FRFrançais
employé
em-ploy-ay
GUGU
કર્મચારી
kar-mcha-ree
HAHA
ma'aikata
ma-ai-ka-ta
HIहिन्दी
कर्मचारी
kar-mcha-ree
HUMagyar
munkavállaló
mon-ka-val-la-lo
IDBahasa Indonesia
karyawan
ka-ri-a-wan
ITItaliano
dipendente
dee-pen-den-teh
KKKK
қызметкер
qyz-met-ker
MRMR
कर्मचारी
kar-mcha-ree
MSBahasa Melayu
pekerja
pe-kerja
MYမြန်မာ
အလုပ်သမား
a-lu-p-tha-ma-ar
NLNederlands
medewerker
meh-deh-werk-er
PLPolski
pracownik
pra-kov-nik
PTPortuguês
funcionário
fun-see-oh-nah-ree
RORomână
angajat
an-ga-jat
RUРусский
сотрудник
so-truh-dnik
SVSvenska
anställd
an-shtelt
SWKiswahili
afisa
a-fi-sa
TAதமிழ்
ஊழியர்
oo-zhi-yar
TLTL
manggagawa
man-ga-ga-wa
TRTürkçe
personel
per-son-el
UKУкраїнська
працівник
pra-tsiv-nik
VITiếng Việt
nhân viên
nhien-vyen
ZUZU
umsebenzi
oom-se-ben-zi