stager
stager — noun
1. someone who has done a job or activity for a long time and has a lot of skill at
someone who has done a job or activity for a long time and has a lot of skill at it.
Gita is an old stager who has taught at the school for thirty years.
fixed phrase: old stager for a long-serving person
Diego is an old stager who has run the bakery since 1990.
The old stagers at the fire station have fought hundreds of fires over thirty years.
When the new nurses felt lost, the old stagers on the ward showed them what to do.
Asher, an old stager at the newspaper, has reported on five different mayors.
- novice
someone new and still inexperienced
文法句型
old stager
用法筆記
Most often appears in the fixed phrase 'old stager'; rarely used alone without 'old' in this meaning.
常見錯誤
2. a person whose job is to arrange furniture and decorations in a home so that it
a person whose job is to arrange furniture and decorations in a home so that it looks more attractive to people who might buy or rent it.
Sofia hired a stager to make her small flat look bigger and brighter.
stager + to-infinitive of purpose
The stager placed fresh flowers and white pillows around the empty living room.
Before the open house, Yuna asked a stager to arrange the bedroom furniture.
Zuri called in a stager, and the tired old cottage sold within just three days.
Christopher works as a stager and turns dull rooms into warm, welcoming spaces.
- decorator
broader; decorates for daily living, not only for selling
文法句型
hire a stager
用法筆記
Subject is usually someone preparing a property to sell or rent; common in real-estate contexts.
3. a person who organizes and presents a show, concert, or public event for an audi
a person who organizes and presents a show, concert, or public event for an audience.
Yara worked as the stager for the music festival in the city park.
stager for [a public event]
The stager arranged the lights and the stage before the singers came out.
João was the stager for the school play and built the castle from boxes.
Sirin worked as the stager and decided when the curtains would open and close.
Tamar became the stager for the village concert and chose the order of songs.
文法句型
stager for [an event]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this names a role at a show or event, not a long-experienced person.