plural of upstager

At the rear of a stage. / (figuratively, obsolete) Haughty, aloof.

(figuratively, transitive) To draw attention away from others, especially on-stage. / (transitive, theater) To force other actors to face away from the audience by staying upstage.

(theater) The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.

Toward or at the rear of a theatrical stage. / Away from the audience or camera.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upstage

(theater, also figuratively) A stealing of the spotlight, as (or as if) one performer eclipses another in the audience's attention.

present participle of upstage

simple past tense and past participle of upstage

plural of upstaging