STAGER

veteran, old-timer, oldtimer, old hand, warhorse, old stager, stager

(noun) an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

stager (plural stagers)

An actor on the stage.

One who stages a theatrical performance.

One who has long acted on the stage of life; a practitioner; a person of experience, or of skill derived from long experience.

A horse used in drawing a stagecoach.

Anagrams

• 'Gaters, Greats, Strega, gaster, grates, greats, ragest, retags, targes

Proper noun

Stager (plural Stagers)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Stager is the 16926th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1681 individuals. Stager is most common among White (94.53%) individuals.

Anagrams

• 'Gaters, Greats, Strega, gaster, grates, greats, ragest, retags, targes

Source: Wiktionary


Sta"ger, n.

1. A player. [R.] B. Jonson.

2. One who has long acted on the stage of life; a practitioner; a person of experience, or of skill derived from long experience. "You will find most of the old stagers still stationary there." Sir W. Scott.

3. A horse used in drawing a stage. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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