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
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.
• 'Gaters, Greats, Strega, gaster, grates, greats, ragest, retags, targes
Stager (plural Stagers)
A surname.
• 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.
• '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
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
