Staff

//stɑːf//

Synonyms for "staff" (257 found)

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Closest matches (52)

Noun(1 words)
stave

Strong matches (77)

Noun(1 words)
faculty

Related words (128)

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Translations

244 translations across 69 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • balk noun (music: horizontal lines on which notes are written)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • βακτηρία noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Arabic

2 entries
  • طَاقَم noun (employees of a business)
  • طَاقِم noun (employees of a business)

Armenian

4 entries
  • անձնակազմ noun (employees of a business)
  • գավազան noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • ձեռնափայտ noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • շտաբ noun (military: establishment of officers)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • əməkdaşlar noun (employees of a business)

Basque

3 entries
  • haga noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • pentagrama noun (music: horizontal lines on which notes are written)
  • pertsonal noun (employees of a business)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • ка́дры noun (employees of a business)
  • персана́л noun (employees of a business)
  • штаб noun (military: establishment of officers)
  • штат noun (employees of a business)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • персона́л noun (employees of a business)
  • петоли́ние noun (music: horizontal lines on which notes are written)
  • тоя́га noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • щаб noun (military: establishment of officers)

Catalan

4 entries
  • bastó noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • pentagrama noun (music: horizontal lines on which notes are written)
  • plantilla noun (employees of a business)
  • staff noun (employees of a business)

Cebuano

1 entries
  • sungkod noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Chamicuro

1 entries
  • chaskolo noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 人員 /人员 noun (employees of a business)
  • 員工 /员工 noun (employees of a business)
  • 工作人員 /工作人员 noun (employees of a business)
  • 杖 noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Czech

4 entries
  • hůl noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • osnova noun (music: horizontal lines on which notes are written)
  • personál noun (employees of a business)
  • tyč noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Danish

4 entries
  • personale noun (employees of a business)
  • stab noun (employees of a business)
  • stang noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • stav noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Dutch

4 entries
  • balk noun (music: horizontal lines on which notes are written)
  • medewerkers noun (employees of a business)
  • notenbalk noun (music: horizontal lines on which notes are written)
  • personeel noun (employees of a business)

Egyptian

1 entries
  • ti-sw-w-xt noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Erzya

1 entries
  • мандо noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • bastono noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • notliniaro noun (music: horizontal lines on which notes are written)
  • oficistaro noun (employees of a business)
  • stabo noun (employees of a business)

Finnish

4 entries
  • akseli noun (engineering: arbor)
  • esikunta noun (military: establishment of officers)
  • henkilökunta noun (employees of a business)
  • henkilöstö noun (employees of a business)

French

4 entries
  • bâton noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • canne noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • personnel noun (employees of a business)
  • portée noun (music: horizontal lines on which notes are written)

Galician

4 entries
  • bastón noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • bordón noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • caxato noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • pentagrama noun (music: horizontal lines on which notes are written)

Georgian

4 entries
  • კვერთხი noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • პერსონალი noun (employees of a business)
  • შტატი noun (employees of a business)
  • ჯოხი noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

German

4 entries
  • Belegschaft noun (employees of a business)
  • Mitarbeiter noun (employees of a business)
  • Notenlinien noun (music: horizontal lines on which notes are written)
  • Personal noun (employees of a business)

Greek

4 entries
  • επιτελείο noun (employees of a business)
  • επιτελείο noun (military: establishment of officers)
  • πεντάγραμμο noun (music: horizontal lines on which notes are written)
  • προσωπικό noun (employees of a business)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • מַטֶּה noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • מַקֵּל noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • מטה noun (military: establishment of officers)
  • סֶגֶל noun (employees of a business)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • bot noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • kottavonal noun (music: horizontal lines on which notes are written)
  • rúd noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • személyzet noun (employees of a business)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • starfsfólk noun (employees of a business)

Ido

1 entries
  • bastono noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • paranada noun (music: horizontal lines on which notes are written)
  • tongkat noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Irish

2 entries
  • foireann noun (employees of a business)
  • liúr noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Italian

4 entries
  • asta noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • bastone noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • organico noun (employees of a business)
  • pentagramma noun (music: horizontal lines on which notes are written)

Japanese

4 entries
  • スタッフ noun (employees of a business)
  • 五線 noun (music: horizontal lines on which notes are written)
  • 従業員 noun (employees of a business)
  • 杖 noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Javanese

1 entries
  • tongkat noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Khmer

1 entries
  • បុគ្គលិក noun (employees of a business)

Korean

4 entries
  • 막대 noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • 막대기 noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • 보표 noun (music: horizontal lines on which notes are written)
  • 스태프 noun (employees of a business)

Lao

1 entries
  • ພະນັກງານ noun (employees of a business)

Latin

2 entries
  • baculum noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • scīpiō noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • кадар noun (employees of a business)
  • персона́л noun (employees of a business)
  • петолиние noun (music: horizontal lines on which notes are written)
  • стап noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Malagasy

2 entries
  • langilangy noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • tehina noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Malay

2 entries
  • kakitangan noun (employees of a business)
  • tongkat noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • ജീവനക്കാരൻ noun (employees of a business)

Middle English

2 entries
  • potent noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • staf noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Māori

4 entries
  • huakau noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • titipou noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • turupou noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • tārawa noun (music: horizontal lines on which notes are written)

Norwegian

2 entries
  • personale noun (employees of a business)
  • stav noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • ansatte noun (employees of a business)
  • stav noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Occitan

2 entries
  • baston noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • portada noun (music: horizontal lines on which notes are written)

Old Javanese

1 entries
  • tĕkĕn noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries
  • دگنك noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • صیریق noun (pole upon which a flag is supported — see also flagpole)
  • عصا noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • كوندر noun (pole upon which a flag is supported — see also flagpole)

Persian

3 entries
  • عصا noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • پرسنل noun (employees of a business)
  • کادر noun (employees of a business)

Polish

4 entries
  • kij noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • laska noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • personel noun (employees of a business)
  • pięciolinia noun (music: horizontal lines on which notes are written)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • bastão noun (pole, stick, or wand borne as an ensign of authority)
  • cajado noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • estafe noun (employees of a business)
  • estafe noun (mixture of plaster and fibre)

Romanian

2 entries
  • personal noun (employees of a business)
  • portativ noun (music: horizontal lines on which notes are written)

Russian

4 entries
  • жезл noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • ка́дры noun (employees of a business)
  • но́тный стан noun (music: horizontal lines on which notes are written)
  • па́лка noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • bata noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • cliabh noun (music: horizontal lines on which notes are written)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • osoblje noun (employees of a business)
  • štȃp noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • особље noun (employees of a business)
  • шта̑п noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Slovak

4 entries
  • bakuľa noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • palica noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • personál noun (employees of a business)
  • žrď noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Slovene

1 entries
  • osebje noun (employees of a business)

Spanish

4 entries
  • bastón noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • báculo noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • empleados noun (employees of a business)
  • equipo noun (employees of a business)

Swahili

1 entries
  • fimbo noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Swedish

4 entries
  • notrad noun (music: horizontal lines on which notes are written)
  • personal noun (employees of a business)
  • rad noun (music: horizontal lines on which notes are written)
  • stav noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • kalupunan noun (employees of a business)

Thai

2 entries
  • ตะพด noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • พนักงาน noun (employees of a business)

Turkish

4 entries
  • asa noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • baston noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)
  • personel noun (employees of a business)
  • çomak noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • ка́дри noun (employees of a business)
  • персона́л noun (employees of a business)
  • штаб noun (military: establishment of officers)
  • штат noun (employees of a business)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • خىزمەتچى noun (employees of a business)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • khuông nhạc noun (music: horizontal lines on which notes are written)
  • nhân viên noun (employees of a business)

Volapük

1 entries
  • pösodef noun (employees of a business)

Welsh

3 entries
  • staff noun (employees of a business)
  • staff noun (military: establishment of officers)
  • staffio verb (to supply with employees)

Zulu

1 entries
  • induku noun (long, straight, thick rod or stick to assist in walking)

Sample sentences

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Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.

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Our staff is eager to help you.

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The fire broke out after the staff went home.

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How many staff members filed to change departments?

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