What does “staff” mean?
- 1
nounall the people who work for an organization
The hotel staff were very friendly.
- 2
verbto provide the workers for an organization
The clinic is staffed by volunteers.
Staff at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & verb
- CEFR level
- B1 (intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /stæf/ · STAF
How to use “staff” correctly
“Staff” means the whole group. For one person, say “a staff member”, not “a staff”.
Common phrases with “staff”
- staff member
- hospital staff
- full-time staff
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- employees
- personnel
- workers
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