stager

American  

[stey-jer] / ˈsteɪ dʒər /

noun

1. a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.

2. a person who prepares homes for sale in such a way as to appeal to potential buyers and generate higher selling prices; a home stager.

3. Archaic. an actor.

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stager British  

/ ˈsteɪdʒə /

noun

1. a person of experience; veteran (esp in the phrase old stager )

2. an archaic word for actor

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Etymology

Origin of stager

First recorded in 1560–70; stage + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Francesca Grace, an interior designer and home stager in Los Angeles, said tariffs have already affected the availability and price of items including fabrics, wood and other building materials, and smaller decor pieces.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025

In recent years Ms. Kikuchi was the prime stager of “Panorama,” a dynamic social-protest work that Graham created for her students in the 1930s.

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2022

But could old stager Rhys Priestland, who has been in fine touch for Cardiff, play his way into Pivac's plans?

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2022

“With staging, a space has to be generically appealing, so people can picture themselves living there,” says Diane Moorman, a real estate broker and stager at Keller Williams Seattle Metro West.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2022

One has to be a hard old stager not to feel his flesh creep at delirium.

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend