Stager

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An actor on the stage.
  2. 2
    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 wordnet
  3. 3
    One who stages a theatrical performance.

    "Here the principal stagers of saints' plays appear to have been the civic authorities, and guilds or confreries, and the popularity of this type of drama owed much to the cult of saints[…]"

  4. 4
    an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service wordnet
  5. 5
    One who has long acted on the stage of life; a practitioner; a person of experience, or of skill derived from long experience.
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  1. 6
    A horse used in drawing a stagecoach.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

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"Here the principal stagers of saints' plays appear to have been the civic authorities, and guilds or confreries, and the popularity of this type of drama owed much to the cult of saints[…]"

Etymology

From stage + -er.

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