stager

[ stey-jer ]

/ ˈsteɪ dʒər /

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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.

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Origin of stager

First recorded in 1560–70; stage + -er¹

Words nearby stager

stagehand, stage left, stage-manage, stage manager, stage pocket, stager, stage right, stage screw, stage setting, stagestruck, stage wait

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How to use stager in a sentence

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
Probably he made none, being a strong-minded case-hardened old stager; but resolved to do what he could for the poor youth.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. VII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
Come on, old stager; you look as if you wanted a curry-comb and a feed pretty bad, said Pringle, as he untied Balties halter.
Three Little Women|Gabrielle E. Jackson

Until they get it there is still something of the prushun about them which makes them unwelcome in the old stager class.
Tramping with Tramps|Josiah Flynt
I generally spoke to the captain, or to some old stager among the passengers, on this subject.
A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy|Ida Pfeiffer

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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