Candidate and Stager

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Candidate noun - One who seeks an office, honor, position, or award.

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Stager is an antonym for candidate.

Nearby Words: candidacy, candidature, candida

Stager noun - A person with long experience in a specified area.

Usage example: an old stager who resented the young upstarts in the brokerage firm

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Candidate is an antonym for stager.

Nearby Words: stage, staged, staging

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