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
Some of the reptiles are so nearly the colour of the ground, or the trees, that even an old stager may be taken in.”
From Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa by Adams, H.C.
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