stager
n 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 [syn: {stage manager},
{stager}]
2: an experienced person who has been through many battles;
someone who has given long service [syn: {veteran}, {old-
timer}, {oldtimer}, {old hand}, {warhorse}, {old stager},
{stager}]
Stager \Sta"ger\ (st[=a]"j[~e]r), n.
1. A player. [R.] --B. Jonson.
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2. One who has long acted on the stage of life; a
practitioner; a person of experience, or of skill derived
from long experience. "You will find most of the old
stagers still stationary there." --Sir W. Scott.
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3. A horse used in drawing a stage. [Colloq.]
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