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staffwriter

staffwriter noun: a writer employed as a staff, as at a newspaper.

Noun

staffwriter (plural staffwriters)

  1. A writer employed as a staff, as at a newspaper.
    • I'm personally glad when one of GCN׳s staffwriters manages (as Jennie McKnight did in this case) simultaneously to convey some feeling and meaning — yes, bias — while providing enough information from a range of sources that a reader can form an opinion that might be contrary to the author's.1988 February 21, Pam Mitchell, “GCN's Willingness To Step On Toes”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 31, page 5

Forms of staffwriter

pluralstaffwriters

Origin of staffwriter

From staff + writer.

Questions about staffwriter

What does staffwriter mean?
Staffwriter means a writer employed as a staff, as at a newspaper.
What part of speech is staffwriter?
Staffwriter is a noun.
What is the plural of staffwriter?
The plural of staffwriter is staffwriters.

Words near staffwriter in the dictionary

  1. staffs
  2. staffs up
  3. Staffs.
  4. staffulty
  5. staffwide
  6. staffwriter
  7. staffwriters
  8. Staffy
  9. stafidopsomo
  10. stag
  11. stag beetle

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