STAGER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stager mean? 

• STAGER (noun)
  The noun STAGER has 2 senses:

1. someone who supervises the physical aspects in the production of a show and who is in charge of the stage when the show is being performed

2. an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service

  Familiarity information: STAGER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STAGER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who supervises the physical aspects in the production of a show and who is in charge of the stage when the show is being performed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

stage manager; stager

Hypernyms ("stager" is a kind of...):

supervisor (one who supervises or has charge and direction of)

Derivation:

stage (plan, organize, and carry out (an event))

stage (perform (a play), especially on a stage)

Sense 2

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 ("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)