Phrase guide

stage door

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The door used by actors and other professionals when entering or leaving a theatre.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

verb

Meaning 2

Alternative spelling of stage-door

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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3

noun

Meaning 3

an entrance to the backstage area of theater; used by performers and other theater personnel

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: entrance, entranceway, entryway, entry, entree

History

Etymology

From stage + door.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: служебен вход на театър (služeben vhod na teatǎr) — door used by actors and other professionals
  • Finnish: näyttelijöiden ovi — door used by actors and other professionals
  • Finnish: näyttämön ovi — door used by actors and other professionals
  • French: entrée des artistes — door used by actors and other professionals
  • Irish: doras aisteoirí — door used by actors and other professionals
  • Polish: wejście dla aktorouf — door used by actors and other professionals