property man
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
Before he became a vaudeville actor, Joe Penner had been a choir boy, magazine salesman, Ford filing clerk, property man for an act called "Rex the Mind Reader."
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
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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