"stager" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stagers [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪdʒə(ɹ) Etymology: From stage + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|stage|-er|text=+|tree=1}} From stage + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} stager (plural stagers)
  1. An actor on the stage.
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  2. One who stages a theatrical performance.
    Sense id: en-stager-en-noun-GE08eagP Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, People Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 10 16 38 36 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 11 16 37 35 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 14 19 37 31 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 14 19 37 30 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 11 16 38 35 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 17 38 37 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 3 19 39 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 19 40 40 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 2 22 41 35 Disambiguation of People: 0 55 45 0
  3. One who has long acted on the stage of life; a practitioner; a person of experience, or of skill derived from long experience.
    Sense id: en-stager-en-noun-r0EgEaSF Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 10 16 38 36 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 11 16 37 35 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 14 19 37 31 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 14 19 37 30 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 11 16 38 35 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 17 38 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 21 20 36 24 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 3 19 39 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 26 41 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 19 40 40 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 2 22 41 35
  4. A horse used in drawing a stagecoach.
    Sense id: en-stager-en-noun-qPpjZegy Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 10 16 38 36 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 11 16 37 35 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 14 19 37 31 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 14 19 37 30 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 11 16 38 35 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 17 38 37 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 3 19 39 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 19 40 40 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 2 22 41 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: old stager

Inflected forms

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