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old stager

American  

noun

  1. stager.

old stager British  

noun

  1. a person with experience; old hand

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of old stager

First recorded in 1705–15

Example Sentences

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And will be there be another old stager on the comeback trail?

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

But could old stager Rhys Priestland, who has been in fine touch for Cardiff, play his way into Pivac's plans?

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2022

Far from the solitary splendour of the ancient old stager, it turns out that trees communicate with one another through their roots.

From Nature • Sep. 13, 2016

He makes amends with a frankly ridiculous return, leaving an old stager like Hewitt dazed and confused, and Jamie is on hand to put away his lopping effort.

From The Guardian • Sep. 19, 2015

You hear me, and mark what I say—an old stager, ma'am!

From Somehow Good by De Morgan, William Frend

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