flyman
noun
a stagehand, especially one who operates the apparatus in the flies.
flymen
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pluralof flyman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He missed the clip, and Nicky Knox, one of the flymen, grabbed Ben Vereen and saved him!
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2021
Stagehands and flymen wrestle enormous pieces of metal and steel, with each show’s costly, carefully designed sets usually shipping in from studios in Connecticut and upstate New York.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2016
He gives the "flymen" the cues to lower and raise the scenery as required, upon receiving signals by "buzzer" or "light-flashes" from the stage.
From The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession by Ned Wayburn
Seeing that the flymen had arranged a tariff that measured distances with sovereigns, and hours with bank-notes, I determined to walk to the Long Valley, and my example was largely followed.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, July 23, 1887. by Various
The disappointed flymen, to whom the arrival of the mail-boat is the great event of the St. Heliers day, let them pass.
From A Hero of Romance by Richard Marsh
