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