Staff — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task

a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈæf/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈaf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈaf/

1 syllable Say it as /stˈæf/.

Examples

the hospital has an excellent nursing staff
the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions
he walked with the help of a wooden staff

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stave faculty

Parts of Speech

noun	personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task “the hospital has an excellent nursing staff”
noun	a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose “he walked with the help of a wooden staff”
noun	the body of teachers and administrators at a school “the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university”
noun	building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration
noun	a rod carried as a symbol
noun	(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
verb	provide with staff “This position is not always staffed”
verb	serve on the staff of “The two men staff the reception desk”

Word Forms

staff	verb	serve on the staff of
staff	noun	the body of teachers and administrators at a school

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Personal

Personal, das seinen Vorgesetzten bei der Ausführung einer zugewiesenen Aufgabe unterstützt

🇫🇷French

personnel

personnel qui assiste son supérieur dans l'exécution d'une tâche assignée

🇪🇸Spanish

personal

Personal que ayuda a su superior en la realización de una tarea asignada.

🇮🇹Italian

personale

personale che assiste il proprio superiore nello svolgimento del compito assegnato

🇳🇱Dutch

personeel

personeel dat hun meerdere bijstaat bij het uitvoeren van een toegewezen taak

🇵🇹Portuguese

funcionários

pessoal que auxilia seu superior na execução de uma tarefa atribuída

🇷🇺Russian

персонал

персонал, который помогает своему начальнику в выполнении порученной задачи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कर्मचारी

वे कार्मिक जो किसी सौंपे गए कार्य को पूरा करने में अपने वरिष्ठ की सहायता करते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

কর্মী

কর্মীরা যারা তাদের ঊর্ধ্বতনকে একটি অর্পিত কাজ সম্পাদনে সহায়তা করে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊழியர்கள்

ஒதுக்கப்பட்ட பணியை மேற்கொள்வதில் தங்கள் மேலதிகாரிக்கு உதவும் பணியாளர்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

సిబ్బంది

అప్పగించిన పనిని నిర్వహించడంలో తమ పై అధికారికి సహాయం చేసే సిబ్బంది

🇮🇳Marathi

कर्मचारी

नियुक्त कार्य पार पाडण्यासाठी त्यांच्या वरिष्ठांना मदत करणारे कर्मचारी

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટાફ

કર્મચારીઓ કે જેઓ તેમના ઉપરી અધિકારીને સોંપાયેલ કાર્યમાં મદદ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ

ನಿಯೋಜಿಸಲಾದ ಕಾರ್ಯವನ್ನು ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವಲ್ಲಿ ತಮ್ಮ ಮೇಲಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡುವ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്റ്റാഫ്

നിയുക്ത ചുമതല നിർവഹിക്കുന്നതിന് മേലുദ്യോഗസ്ഥനെ സഹായിക്കുന്ന ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਟਾਫ

🇵🇰Urdu

عملہ

وہ اہلکار جو تفویض کردہ کام کو انجام دینے میں اپنے اعلیٰ افسر کی مدد کرتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

职员

协助上级执行指定任务的人员

🇯🇵Japanese

スタッフ

上司に与えられた任務を遂行するのを補佐する人員

🇰🇷Korean

직원

할당된 업무를 수행하는 데 있어 상사를 돕는 직원

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhân viên

người giúp đỡ cấp trên thực hiện nhiệm vụ được giao

🇹🇭Thai

พนักงาน

บุคลากรที่ช่วยเหลือผู้บังคับบัญชาในการปฏิบัติงานที่ได้รับมอบหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

staf

personel yang membantu atasannya dalam melaksanakan tugas yang diberikan

🇵🇭Filipino

tauhan

tauhan na tumutulong sa kanilang superyor sa pagsasagawa ng nakatalagang gawain

🇲🇾Malay

kakitangan

kakitangan yang membantu pihak atasan dalam menjalankan tugas yang diberikan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طاقم عمل

الموظفون الذين يساعدون رئيسهم في تنفيذ المهمة الموكلة إليهم

🇮🇷Persian

کارکنان

پرسنلی که به مافوق خود در انجام وظایف محوله کمک می کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

kadro

Verilen bir görevi yerine getirirken amirlerine yardımcı olan personel

🇮🇱Hebrew

סֶגֶל

כוח אדם המסייע לממונה עליהם בביצוע משימה שהוטלה עליהם

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The primary meaning of 'staff' is 'personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task'.

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Using 'staff' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'staff' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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