flyman

[ flahy-muhn ]

noun,plural fly·men.Theater.

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

Origin of flyman

First recorded in 1835–45; fly² + -man

Words Nearby flyman

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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) /

nounplural -men

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

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