stager vs stage

stager and stage both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stager	Yes	No	No	No
stage	Yes	No	Yes	No

stager (noun)	stage (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	a section or portion of a journey or course
an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service	a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
	a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
	a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
	the theater as a profession (usually `the stage')
	any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something
	a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
	any distinct time period in a sequence of events

stager (verb)	stage (verb)
	perform (a play), especially on a stage
	plan, organize, and carry out (an event)