name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
stager
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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rhymes with -eɪdʒə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: S T EY1 JH ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
An actor on the stage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
One who stages a theatrical performance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
One who has long acted on the stage of life; a practitioner; a person of experience, or of skill derived from long experience.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
A horse used in drawing a stagecoach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stage manager
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: supervisor
noun
Meaning 7
an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: veteran, old-timer, oldtimer, old hand, warhorse, old stager
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Broader terms: expert
History
Etymology
From stage + -er.