tipstaff
English
noun
Definitions
- A ceremonial staff, with a metal tip, carried by a constable or bailiff etc as a sign of office
- An officer, of a court etc. who carries such a staff
Etymology
Compound from English tip (a gratuity, apex, knock over) + English staff.
Origin
English
staff
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- airstaff English
- antitip English
- bedstaff English
- blacktip English
- bookstaff English
- broomstaff English
- calltip English
- cleystaff English
- cocktip English
- constaff English
- cowlstaff English
- cryotip English
- destaff English
- doorstaff English
- fingertip English
- flagstaff English
- forestaff English
- groundstaff English
- hooktip English
- jackstaff English
- microtip English
- nanotip English
- nonstaff English
- overstaff English
- overtip English
- pikestaff English
- ploughstaff English
- plowstaff English
- protip English
- quarterstaff English
- quivertip English
- restaff English
- retip English
- silvertip English
- speartip English
- staff English
- staffable English
- staffer English
- staffless English
- staffman English
- staffroom English
- supratip English
- tip English
- tipcart English
- tipcat English
- tipless English
- tipline English
- tippability English
- tippable English
- tippee English
- tipper English
- tippest English
- tippeth English
- tipping English
- tipple English
- tippy English
- tipsheet English
- tipstock English
- tiptoe English
- tiptop English
- tipward English
- tooltip English
- tri-tip English
- twin tip English
- understaff English
- undertip English
- waitstaff English
- whipstaff English
- whitetip English
- wingtip English
- Tipp German
- staff Italian
- tips Norwegian Bokmål
- スタッフ Japanese
- チップ Japanese
- tips Norwegian Nynorsk
- staf Middle English
- tip Middle English
- ทิป Thai
- tip Cebuano
- tipyn Welsh
- טיפ Hebrew (modern)
- 스태프 Korean
- 팁 Korean
- tip
- retip
- staff
- tippy
- tippee
- protip
- tipple
- tipcat
- tiptop
- tiptoe
- tipper
- wingtip
- tipping
- cocktip
- tipcart
- nanotip
- staffer
- tri-tip
- tipless
- tipward
- tipline
- overtip
- hooktip
- calltip
- tippeth
- restaff
- destaff
- cryotip
- tooltip
- tippest
- antitip
- nonstaff
- blacktip
- tippable
- bedstaff
- whitetip
- airstaff
- tipstock
- supratip
- microtip
- tipsheet
- undertip
- speartip
- staffman
- twin tip
- constaff
- plowstaff
- flagstaff
- staffroom
- doorstaff
- jackstaff
- forestaff
- pikestaff
- staffable
- cowlstaff
- waitstaff
- fingertip
- silvertip
- cleystaff
- staffless
- quivertip
- whipstaff
- bookstaff
- overstaff
- broomstaff
- understaff
- tippability
- ploughstaff
- groundstaff
- quarterstaff