stager vs old hand

stager and old hand both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stager	Yes	No	No	No
old hand	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, stager and old hand are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of stager include old-timer, old stager, oldtimer, veteran, warhorse.

stager (noun)	old hand (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 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