ˈstājə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: stage (I) + -er
1. : one that has experience : one that takes part (as in life, a profession, an activity) : hand
call the roll of the achievements of the new stagers — Va. Quarterly Review
— usually used in phrases with old
a wise old literary stager — Cyril Connolly
— compare old hand 1
2. archaic : actor
3. : stage driver
4. : one that applies an acid resistant to the parts of a rotogravure cylinder that are not to be etched