upstager

English

Etymology

From upstage +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪdʒə(ɹ)

Noun

upstager (plural upstagers)

1. One who upstages.
   • 1976 February 7, Don Shewey, “Haunted Host (review)”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 32, page 14:

     His equally demanding task of maintaining some semblance of presence while sharing the stage with a chronic upstager