old+stager
11old — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b not young or near its beginning. 2 made long ago. 3 long in use. 4 worn or dilapidated or shabby from the passage of time. 5 having the… …
12Old — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b not young or near its beginning. 2 made long ago. 3 long in use. 4 worn or dilapidated or shabby from the passage of time. 5 having the… …
13old man — n Informal. 1. graybeard, old timer, old boy, elderly man, grandfather, venerable, patriarch, Methuselah; centenarian, nonagenarian, octogenarian, sexagenarian; senior citizen, golden ager, Inf. oldster; gaffer, codger, Sl. geezer; fogey, Sl.… …
14stager — [stā′jər] n. [ STAG(E) + ER] 1. a person or animal of much experience; old hand; veteran: usually with old 2. Archaic an actor …
15Stager — Sta ger (st[=a] j[ e]r), n. 1. A player. [R.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. One who has long acted on the stage of life; a practitioner; a person of experience, or of skill derived from long experience. You will find most of the old stagers still… …
16Gus Stager — Augustus P. Gus Stager, Jr. (born circa 1927) was the swimming coach for the 1960 U.S. Olympic team and the swimming coach at the University of Michigan for 25 years (1955 1979, 1981 1982). His Michigan swimming teams won four NCAA national… …
17Proficient — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Proficient >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 proficient proficient expert adept dab Sgm: N 1 dabster dabster Sgm: N 1 connoisseur connoisseur &c.(scholar) 492 Sgm: N 1 master master master …
18oldtimer — noun 1. an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service • Syn: ↑veteran, ↑old timer, ↑old hand, ↑warhorse, ↑old stager, ↑stager • Derivationally related forms: ↑veteran …
19Veteran — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Veteran >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 veteran veteran old man seer patriarch graybeard Sgm: N 1 grandfather grandfather grandsire Sgm: N 1 grandam grandam Sgm: N 1 gaffer gaffer …
20veteran — I. a. Old (in experience), experienced (especially in war), long exercised, long practised. II. n. 1. Old soldier, old campaigner. 2. Expert, adept, proficient, old stager, old campaigner, old soldier, old hand, practised hand …
