old stager

English

Noun

old stager (plural old stagers)

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