stager
Americannoun
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a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
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a person who prepares homes for sale in such a way as to appeal to potential buyers and generate higher selling prices; a home stager.
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Archaic. an actor.
noun
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a person of experience; veteran (esp in the phrase old stager )
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an archaic word for actor
Etymology
Origin of stager
Example Sentences
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In January, Stager was sentenced to 52 months in federal prison.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2024
Judge Rudolph Contreras sentenced Stager to four years and four months in prison, according to a spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office.
From Washington Times • Jul. 25, 2023
He was identified six days after the attack by an informant, who told the FBI he recognised Stager from videos posted on Twitter.
From BBC • Jul. 25, 2023
During his early years, the lawyers wrote, Mr. Stager was homeless, sleeping under benches in California and stealing food from stores and dumpsters.
From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2023
The extensive and elaborate System of railroad telegraphs which is in use on all the railroads of the West and Northwest owes its existence to General Stager.
From Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men by Joblin, Maurice
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