A `staffer` is a person employed by an organization — a member of its staff. The word is American in origin and still feels American, and it belongs above all to two worlds: politics and the news.

A staffer` `staffer is指的是 a person employed by an organization一個受雇於某個組織的人——a member of its staff也就是它的職員之一。The word這個字 is American in origin源自美式英文 and still feels American現在聽起來也還是很美式，and而且 it belongs above all to two worlds它最主要屬於兩個領域：politics and the news政治和新聞。

A congressional staffer is one of the people who work in a politician's office, writing speeches, answering letters, doing research. A staffer at a magazine is a writer on the payroll, as opposed to a freelancer who is paid per article.

A congressional staffercongressional staffer（國會幕僚） is one of the people指的是其中一個人 who work in a politician's office在政治人物辦公室工作，writing speeches負責寫講稿，answering letters回信，doing research做研究。A staffer at a magazine雜誌社的staffer is a writer on the payroll是在編制內領薪水的作家，as opposed to a freelancer跟freelancer（自由撰稿人）不一樣 who is paid per article按篇計酬的。

You meet the word constantly in news reporting: "a White House staffer said…", "junior staffers were told to stay late".

You meet the word constantly你會不斷遇到這個字 in news reporting在新聞報導裡："a White House staffer said…"「a White House staffer said…（一位白宮幕僚表示……）」, "junior staffers were told to stay late"「junior staffers were told to stay late（資淺的staffer被要求留下來加班）」。

It is neutral in feeling but slightly journalistic — it is the word a reporter uses more than the word a company uses about itself. A staffer is usually not the boss; the word quietly suggests someone doing the work rather than making the decisions, which is why "senior staffer" needs the word "senior" to lift them.

It這個字 is neutral in feeling感覺上是中性的 but slightly journalistic但帶點新聞用語的味道——it is the word a reporter uses more比較是記者會用的字 than the word a company uses about itself比起公司用來稱呼自己人。A staffer is usually not the bossStaffer通常不是老闆；the word這個字 quietly suggests暗暗地帶有 someone doing the work rather than making the decisions「做事的人、而不是做決定的人」的意味，which is why這也是為什麼 "senior staffer" needs the word "senior"「senior staffer」需要加上「senior」 to lift them才能把地位拉高。

In British English people more often say "member of staff" or "staff member", though `staffer` has been spreading. Note that `staff` on its own is already a group word — "the staff are meeting" — so `staffer` fills a real gap: it gives you a way to talk about ONE of them.

In British English在英式英文裡，people人們 more often say比較常說 "member of staff" or "staff member"「member of staff」或「staff member」，though不過 `staffer` has been spreadingstaffer這個用法也逐漸在擴散。Note要注意，that `staff` on its own is already a group wordstaff這個字本身已經是一個集合名詞——"the staff are meeting"像「the staff are meeting（全體員工正在開會）」——so所以 `staffer` fills a real gapstaffer填補了一個真正的空缺：it gives you a way to talk about ONE of them它讓你可以講「其中一個人」。