stage door

noun

The door used by actors and other professionals when entering or leaving a theatre.

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Meanings

nounstage door (plural stage doors)

plural stage doors · alternative stage-door · alternative stagedoor

  1. The door used by actors and other professionals when entering or leaving a theatre.
verbstage door (third-person singular simple present stage doors, present participle stage dooring, simple past and past participle stage doored)

present singular third person stage doors · participle present stage dooring · participle past stage doored · past stage doored · alternative stage-door · alternative stagedoor

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of stage-door

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Origin

From stage + door.

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Translations

Bulgarian служебен вход на театър
  • служебен вход на театър (služeben vhod na teatăr)door used by actors and other professionals
Finnish näyttelijöiden ovi, näyttämön ovi
  • näyttelijöiden ovidoor used by actors and other professionals
  • näyttämön ovidoor used by actors and other professionals
French entrée des artistes
  • entrée des artistesdoor used by actors and other professionals
Irish doras aisteoirí
  • doras aisteoirídoor used by actors and other professionals
Polish wejście dla aktorouf
  • wejście dla aktoroufdoor used by actors and other professionals
Cite this entry
APA

stage door. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stage%20door

MLA

“stage door.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stage%20door. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stage door,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stage%20door.

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