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
In vaudeville his wife, whom he divorced for infidelity two years ago, used to act as property man.
From Time Magazine Archive
Partly imitating Chinese methods, Playwright Wilder has veteran Actor Frank Craven serve as property man, traffic cop, living newspaper and cracker-barrel philosopher.
From Time Magazine Archive
She stuck to her contention that the father of her grandchild was James Cannon, property man at the old Grove Street Theatre, San Francisco.
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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