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OLD STAGER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does old stager mean?
• OLD STAGER (noun)
The noun OLD STAGER has 1 sense:
1. an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
Familiarity information: OLD STAGER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
old-timer; old hand; old stager; oldtimer; stager; veteran; warhorse
Hypernyms ("old stager" is a kind of...):
expert (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)
Context examples
Well, it’s the old stager for me.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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