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stager

stag·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stey-jer]
    • /ˈsteɪ dʒər/
    • /ˈsteɪʤə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stey-jer]
    • /ˈsteɪ dʒər/

Definitions of stager word

  • noun stager a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc. 1
  • noun stager a person who prepares homes for sale in such a way as to appeal to potential buyers and generate higher selling prices; a home stager. 1
  • noun stager Archaic. an actor. 1
  • noun stager a person of experience; veteran (esp in the phrase old stager) 0
  • noun stager a person or animal of much experience; old hand; veteran 0
  • noun stager an actor 0

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Origin of stager

First appearance:

before 1560
One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70; stage + -er1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Stager

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

stager popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

stager usage trend in Literature

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