old stager
Americannoun
noun
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
Opposite Bruce, the old stager and experienced hand, will be Gary Rowett, one of the division’s brightest young managers.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 30, 2016
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
The writer, as an old stager, is bound to admit that he had retired from active work before such mechanism was used, he therefore cannot speak practically as to its value for racing.
From Boating by Woodgate, W. B.
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