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dollyman

American  
[dol-ee-muhn] / ˈdɒl i mən /

noun

Movies, Television.
dollymen plural
  1. a technician who moves or pushes the camera dolly during or between shots.


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Etymology

Origin of dollyman

1850–55, for an earlier sense; dolly + man

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It takes a fast dollyman on the camera to keep Douglas MacArthur in focus.

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