flyman

[ flahy-muhn ]

/ ˈflaɪ mən /

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noun, plural fly·men.Theater.

a stagehand, especially one who operates the apparatus in the flies.

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Origin of flyman

First recorded in 1835–45; fly² + -man

Words nearby flyman

flying wing, fly in the face of, fly in the ointment, flyleaf, fly line, flyman, fly net, Flynn, flyoff, fly off the handle, fly on the wall

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How to use flyman in a sentence

But the flyman shook his head, and looked very serious, and told me that he feared bad times were coming.
Erema|R. D. Blackmore
Then the newly-made friends walked upstairs together, leaving Honeybee and Fanny to get the luggage up, and to fight the flyman.
Humorous Readings and Recitations|Various
Mr. Honeybee only paid the flyman three times his fare, but escaped without loss of blood.
Humorous Readings and Recitations|Various
When driving round and about Cromer, our flyman pointed out "Poppy Land" to me.
Punch, Volume 101, September 19, 1891|Francis Burnand

I went out on the steps to meet him, and with the help of the flyman he brought in the luggage.
Forty Thousand Miles Over Land and Water|Lady (Ethel Gwendoline [Moffatt]) Vincent

British Dictionary definitions for flyman

flyman

/ (ˈflaɪmən) /

noun plural -men

theatre a stagehand who operates the scenery, curtains, etc, in the flies

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