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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

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In The Stolen Prince I was the property man, and I also played a pennywhistle, in an imitation of Japanese music, for atmosphere.

From Literature

My property man--he comes from Poughkeepsie--shall be the driver.

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The door opened, and Billy Wynne, the property man, looked in.

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Well, the overture over, the drama began, But, thanks to our casual property man, The rise of the curtain Was somewhat uncertain.

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The property man could offer nothing better than an iron crowbar and a hammer; the twelve strokes, consequently, resembled nothing in the world other than a wholly untemperamental crowbar banged by a dispassionate hammer.

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