stager vs old-timer

stager and old-timer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stager	Yes	No	No	No
old-timer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, stager and old-timer are synonyms defined as:

stager and old-timer: an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service

Other synonyms of stager include old hand, old stager, oldtimer, veteran, warhorse.

stager (noun)	old-timer (noun)
someone who supervises the physical aspects in the production of a show and who is in charge of the stage when the show is being performed	an elderly man
an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service	an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service