Meanings
nounstaffwriter (plural staffwriters)
plural staffwriters
- 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
Origin
- Englishstaff
- Proto-Germanic*wrītaną
- Proto-West Germanic*wrītan
- Old Englishwrītan
- Old Englishwrītere
- Middle Englishwriter
- Englishwriter
- Englishstaffwriter
Cite this entry
APA
staffwriter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staffwriter
MLA
“staffwriter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staffwriter. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “staffwriter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staffwriter.
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