flyman

American  

[flahy-muhn] / ˈflaɪ mən /

noun

Theater.

plural

flymen

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

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flyman British  

/ ˈflaɪmən /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of flyman

First recorded in 1835–45; fly ² + -man

Example Sentences

“You pull the bag up, the piece goes in,” says John, the head flyman at the National Theatre.

From Washington Post • Jun. 26, 2017

In England he has earned his living as sceneshifter and flyman in a theatre, prop-boy in a film studio, "effect" man with film companies.

From Time Magazine Archive

I asked for you," he said when she stood there, "because I heard from the flyman who drove me from the station to the inn that he had brought you here yesterday.

From The Spoils of Poynton by James, Henry

But the flyman snapping his whip at this moment, the old horse jogged off, and Robert Audley heard no more of Matilda.

From Lady Audley's Secret by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)

"His young woman, ain't it?" said the flyman, aside, to Hugh.

From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Caine, Hall, Sir