stager

Noun

Synonyms: stage manager veteran old-timer oldtimer old hand warhorse old stager

WordNet 3.0

Noun (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 performedSynonyms: stage manager
an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long serviceSynonyms: veteran old-timer oldtimer old hand warhorse old stager

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Stager \Sta"ger\ (st[=a]"j[~e]r), n.

1.A player. [R.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]

2.One who has long acted on the stage of life; a practitioner; a person of experience, or of skill derived from long experience. "You will find most of the old stagers still stationary there." --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

3.A horse used in drawing a stage. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]