An actor on the stage.

plural of stagehouse

A house where a stage regularly stops for passengers or a relay of horses.

(sports) the stage of a competition where teams in the same group play each other, usually before the knockout stage.

plural of stagecoachman

A man who drives a stagecoach.

(idiomatic) A man who is infatuated with one or more theatrical actresses and who routinely lingers in and around theatres in an effort to meet and form relationships with the female(s) of his affection.

(obsolete) Suited or related to the stage; theatrical. / Occurring in stages.

In a stagey or theatrical manner. / (proscribed, nonstandard, used by NNES) In stages;

People have roles to play in life just as actors do in the theatre.