old stager

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Aveteran; anexperiencedperson.Synonyms:old timer,old hand1889,Rudyard Kipling, “The Education of Otis Yeere”, inUnder the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published1899, page32:“There'll be no holding you,” continued theold stager, grimly.2023August 9, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Disinterested and dishonest”, inRAIL, number989, 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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