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property man

British  

noun

  1. Usually shortened to: propman.  a member of the stage crew in charge of the stage properties

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In vaudeville his wife, whom he divorced for infidelity two years ago, used to act as property man.

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

He was elected a limited mem ber of the famed Gridiron Club to serve as stage manager and property man at its dinners.

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

A property man, dressed in black, moved items around the stage, concealed by his dark clothing, lighting, and the imagination of the audience.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

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