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OLD STAGER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does old stager mean? 

OLD STAGER (noun)
  The noun OLD STAGER has 1 sense:

1. an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long serviceplay

  Familiarity information: OLD STAGER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OLD STAGER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

old-timer; old hand; old stager; oldtimer; stager; veteran; warhorse

Hypernyms ("old stager" is a kind of...):

expert (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)


 Context examples 


Well, it’s the old stager for me.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)



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