Definition

1. Noun:
   • An experienced person; a veteran: A "stager" is someone who has extensive experience in a particular field or activity, often implying they have endured many challenges over a long period.
   • A stage manager or stagehand: In theater, a "stager" is a person responsible for the practical and physical elements of a stage production, including managing the stage during performances.

Examples

• Noun (Experienced person):

  • As an old stager in the publishing industry, she knew all the tricks of the trade.
  • The team relied on the advice of the political stager who had managed many campaigns.

• Noun (Theater worker):

  • The stager coordinated the set changes seamlessly during the play.
  • He worked his way up from a stagehand to the chief stager for the opera company.

Advanced Usage

• "Old stager": A common idiomatic phrase specifically referring to a person with long and seasoned experience.
  • The new recruits were paired with old stagers to learn the ropes.

Variants and Related Words

• Stage (noun/verb): The platform for performances; to produce or perform on stage.
• Stagehand (noun): A worker who moves scenery and props on stage.
• Stage manager (noun): The person in charge of backstage operations during a performance.

Synonyms

• Veteran: A person with long experience in a particular field.
• Seasoned professional: Someone made competent through long experience.
• Stage manager: The supervisor of backstage activities.

Related Phrases

• To be a stager of events: (Less common) To be an organizer or producer of events, especially theatrical ones.

Noun

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