stagehand

noun

stage·​hand ˈstāj-ˌhand How to pronounce stagehand (audio)
: a stage worker who handles scenery, properties, or lights

Examples of stagehand in a Sentence

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For Costanzo isn’t alone onstage; he’s surrounded by a company of actors, all first-rate clowns, who begin the play as his harried, breathless stagehands and gradually morph into full expressions of Mozart and Da Ponte’s characters. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024 The crowd springs to its feet, the stagehand gives a go-sign, and Harris rushes forward, into the light. Nathan Heller, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024 Beyond his immediate family, many of his fellow union workers and members of his stagehand family shared the devastation of Gosnell's death. Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Sep. 2024 At one point, stagehands wheeled a bar on stage with an ice chest full of beer on top to complete the party atmosphere. Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stagehand 

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stagehand was in 1885

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“Stagehand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stagehand. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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stagehand

noun
stage·​hand ˈstāj-ˌhand How to pronounce stagehand (audio)
: a stage worker who handles scenery, properties, or lights
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