staff

Definition

  • noun: a group of people who work for an organization or business
  • noun: a long stick carried in the hand for support in walking
  • verb: to supply (an organization or business) with workers
  • verb: to supply with a staff or with workers
  • often used as '(be) staffed'

Examples

  • ('US') There are 100 people 'on staff'. [=working as members of the staff]

  • The department 'is staffed' with an equal number of men and women.

  • He has been 'on the staff' [=a member of the staff] for 25 years.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) You could have been back into my good graces and instead you passed the credit on to a nurse. How noble. l tell you what, l'll get the cafeteria staff to write ''Was it worth it?'' on a big cake for you. ''...station''. This is the nurses' station. - Do you think l've damaged ligaments? (..)
    2001 TvShow: Scrubs Title: My Mentor Season: 1 Episode 2
  • (..) l need David Farr's chart. We all need lots of things. Great. Dr Kelso? You're the Chief of Medicine. ls there a special way to communicate with nursing staff? Sugar won't work. They're already so sweet. Now, listen, Dr Whatever-the-hell-your-name-is, you tattled yesterday, l responded. (..)
    2001 TvShow: Scrubs Title: My Mentor Season: 1 Episode 2