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stage door

noun

  1. a door at the back or side of a theater, used by performers and theater personnel.


stage door

noun

  1. a door at a theatre leading backstage
“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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stage door1

First recorded in 1770–80
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Example Sentences

Most recently, it was home to the hit musical, Wicked, and has also hosted theatre performances, hit comedians, and even rock stars at the stage doors.

From BBC

Peering down through the stage door, Martin thanked the crew members who came to his rescue, joking, “You get a bonus, you get a bonus.”

But they try to leave the panic-inducing headlines at the stage door.

Gilbert, 39, shared footage in which he abruptly left the stage and ran through stage doors backstage at the Cadence Bank Arena.

Part of the performance takes place outside the Gielgud Theatre, with Smith's character Myrtle collapsing outside the stage door in a drunken state while the scene is projected onto screens inside the auditorium.

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