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old stager

old stager noun: a veteran; an experienced person.

Noun

old stager (plural old stagers)

  1. (idiomatic) A veteran; an experienced person.
    • “There'll be no holding you,” continued the old stager, grimly.1889, Rudyard Kipling, “The Education of Otis Yeere”, in Under the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published 1899, page 32
    • Thank goodness for 'old stagers' such as BBC veteran journalist Paul Clifton, who saw the truth behind the spin.2023 August 9, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Disinterested and dishonest”, in RAIL, number 989, page 3
    Synonyms:
    old timer, old hand

Synonyms of old stager

Forms of old stager

pluralold stagers

Questions about old stager

What does old stager mean?
Old stager means a veteran; an experienced person.
What part of speech is old stager?
Old stager is a noun.
What is the plural of old stager?
The plural of old stager is old stagers.

Words near old stager in the dictionary

  1. Old Sparky
  2. old sport
  3. old sports
  4. old squaw
  5. old squaws
  6. old stager
  7. old stagers
  8. Old Station
  9. old stick
  10. old sticks
  11. Old Stone Age

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