stager

[ stey-jer ]

/ ˈsteɪ dʒər /

noun

a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.

a person who prepares homes for sale in such a way as to appeal to potential buyers and generate higher selling prices; a home stager.

Archaic. an actor.

Origin of stager

First recorded in 1560–70; stage + -er¹

Words nearby stager

stagehand, stage left, stage-manage, stage manager, stage pocket, stager, stage right, stage screw, stage setting, stagestruck, stage wait

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Example sentences from the Web for stager

There are,” Stager says, “few comparable populations who engage in routine intensive daily exercise for decades.
Swimming to Health? Excerpt of Lynn Sherr’s ‘Swim: Why We Love the Water’|Lynn Sherr|April 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The notary certainly felt uncomfortable, but he was too old a stager to display it.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks|Bracebridge Hemyng
With the breaking out of the rebellion, a new era in General Stager's life commenced.
Cleveland Past and Present|Maurice Joblin
General Stager warmly favored such a consolidation on equitable terms and set to work vigorously to promote it.
Cleveland Past and Present|Maurice Joblin

A story is told of the late General Stager that at one time he was on a train that was wrecked at some distance from any station.
Electricity and Magnetism|Elisha Gray
Verrian was roused from the muse he found he had fallen into by hearing Mrs. Stager ask, "Won't you have some more coffee?"
Fennel and Rue|William Dean Howells

British Dictionary definitions for stager

stager

/ (ˈsteɪdʒə) /

noun

a person of experience; veteran (esp in the phrase old stager)

an archaic word for actor

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	stager
释义	stager [ stey-jer ] / ˈsteɪ dʒər / noun a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc. a person who prepares homes for sale in such a way as to appeal to potential buyers and generate higher selling prices; a home stager. Archaic. an actor. Origin of stager First recorded in 1560–70; stage + -er¹ Words nearby stager stagehand, stage left, stage-manage, stage manager, stage pocket, stager, stage right, stage screw, stage setting, stagestruck, stage wait Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stager There are,” Stager says, “few comparable populations who engage in routine intensive daily exercise for decades. Swimming to Health? Excerpt of Lynn Sherr’s ‘Swim: Why We Love the Water’\|Lynn Sherr\|April 8, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The notary certainly felt uncomfortable, but he was too old a stager to display it. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks\|Bracebridge Hemyng With the breaking out of the rebellion, a new era in General Stager's life commenced. Cleveland Past and Present\|Maurice Joblin General Stager warmly favored such a consolidation on equitable terms and set to work vigorously to promote it. Cleveland Past and Present\|Maurice Joblin A story is told of the late General Stager that at one time he was on a train that was wrecked at some distance from any station. Electricity and Magnetism\|Elisha Gray Verrian was roused from the muse he found he had fallen into by hearing Mrs. Stager ask, "Won't you have some more coffee?" Fennel and Rue\|William Dean Howells British Dictionary definitions for stager stager / (ˈsteɪdʒə) / noun a person of experience; veteran (esp in the phrase old stager) an archaic word for actor Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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