property man
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He pokes fun at the opera by showing the property man making a snowstorm out of paper, music lovers applauding before a duet is finished.
From Time Magazine Archive
As the goosegirl in Die Konigskinder she drove the property man to distraction by her successful insistence upon having live geese on the stage.
From Time Magazine Archive
In vaudeville his wife, whom he divorced for infidelity two years ago, used to act as property man.
From Time Magazine Archive
I've done everything in the theater except marry a property man.
From Time Magazine Archive
In The Stolen Prince I was the property man, and I also played a pennywhistle, in an imitation of Japanese music, for atmosphere.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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