What does stager mean?

Definitions for stager
sta·ger

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. stage manager, stagernoun

    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

  2. veteran, old-timer, oldtimer, old hand, warhorse, old stager, stagernoun

    an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service

Wiktionary

  1. stagernoun

    An actor on the stage.

  2. stagernoun

    One who has long acted on the stage of life; a practitioner; a person of experience, or of skill derived from long experience.

  3. stagernoun

    A horse used in drawing a stage.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Stagernoun

    Etymology: from stage.

    You safe in your stage clothes,
    Dare quit, upon your oaths,
    The stagers and the stage wrights too. Ben Jonson.

    I’ve heard old cunning stagers
    Say, fools for argument use wagers. Hudibras.

    One experienced stager, that had baffled twenty traps and tricks before, discovered the plot. Roger L'Estrange.

    Some stagers of the wiser sort
    Made all these idle wonderments their sport:
    But he, who heard what ev’ry fool could say,
    Would never fix his thought, but trim his time away. Dryd.

    One cries out, these stagers
    Come in good time to make more work for wagers. Dryd.

    Be by a parson cheated!
    Had you been cunning stagers,
    You might yourselves be treated
    By captains and by majors. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPT

  1. stager

    A stager is a person who professionally prepares or stages homes, office spaces, theaters, etc., for sale, rent, or production. These individuals aim to make areas more appealing by arranging furnishings and decor to highlight their best features and potential. In a different context, "stager" could also refer to an individual who has significant experience or longevity in a particular field or activity.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Stagernoun

    a player

  2. Stagernoun

    one who has long acted on the stage of life; a practitioner; a person of experience, or of skill derived from long experience

  3. Stagernoun

    a horse used in drawing a stage

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. stager

    A resident or practised person. See OLD-STAGER.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. STAGER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Stager is ranked #16926 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Stager surname appeared 1,681 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Stager.

    94.5% or 1,589 total occurrences were White.
    2% or 35 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.6% or 27 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.7% or 13 total occurrences were Black.
    0.6% or 11 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.3% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.

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Anagrams for stager »

  1. gaster

  2. grates

  3. greats

  4. ragest

  5. targes

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of stager in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of stager in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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