stager

[ stey-jer ]

/ ˈsteɪ dʒər /

noun

a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.

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.

Archaic. an actor.

Nearby words

stage-struck, stagecoach, stagecraft, staged, stagehand, stager, stagestruck, stagey, stagflation, stagg, stagg, amos alonzo

Origin of stager

First recorded in 1560–70; stage + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for stager

There are,” Stager says, “few comparable populations who engage in routine intensive daily exercise for decades.
Swimming to Health? Excerpt of Lynn Sherr’s ‘Swim: Why We Love the Water’|Lynn Sherr|April 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The notary certainly felt uncomfortable, but he was too old a stager to display it.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks|Bracebridge Hemyng
With the breaking out of the rebellion, a new era in General Stager's life commenced.
Cleveland Past and Present|Maurice Joblin
General Stager warmly favored such a consolidation on equitable terms and set to work vigorously to promote it.
Cleveland Past and Present|Maurice Joblin

A story is told of the late General Stager that at one time he was on a train that was wrecked at some distance from any station.
Electricity and Magnetism|Elisha Gray
Verrian was roused from the muse he found he had fallen into by hearing Mrs. Stager ask, "Won't you have some more coffee?"
Fennel and Rue|William Dean Howells

British Dictionary definitions for stager

stager

/ (ˈsteɪdʒə) /

noun

a person of experience; veteran (esp in the phrase old stager)

an archaic word for actor

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