STAGER - Definition

Pronunciation:		st'eyjur
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] 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 [n] an experienced person; someone who has given long service

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	Synonyms:	old hand, old stager, oldtimer, old-timer, stage manager, veteran, warhorse

	See Also:	expert, supervisor

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Sta"ger\, n. 1. A player. [R.] --B. Jonson. 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. 3. A horse used in drawing a stage. [Colloq.]