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stagehand

[ steyj-hand ]

noun

  1. a person who moves properties, regulates lighting, etc., in a theatrical production.


stagehand

/ ˈٱɪˌæԻ /

noun

  1. a person who sets the stage, moves props, etc, in a theatrical production
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stagehand1

First recorded in 1900–05; stage + hand
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Maclin had to earn his stripes; he started out as a stagehand.

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Ezra Reaves, Moscato Sky and Amber St. James play stagehands who, through some clumsy shattering of the fourth wall, seize their opportunities to strut their drag stuff.

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After his stint at Oxford, he worked as a television stagehand and literary agent before finding his life’s work.

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Aiding everyone is Lisa Kwak as The Mute, a sort of onstage stagehand and dogsbody who distributes props as needed, moves set pieces and generally keeps the show moving.

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Your mother was an opera singer and your father a stagehand.

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