stager
/'steidʤə/
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Definition
- 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
- an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
- 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