stager

Plural: stagers

Noun

• An experienced person, especially one who has been through many situations.
• 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
• an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
• An actor on the stage.
• One who stages a theatrical performance.
• One who has long acted on the stage of life; a practitioner; a person of experience, or of skill derived from long experience.
• A horse used in drawing a stagecoach.

Examples

• A true Words With Friends stager knows when to hold onto high-scoring letters.

Synonyms

old hand, old stager, old-timer, oldtimer, stage manager, veteran, warhorse