stagehand

noun

stage·​hand ˈstāj-ˌhand How to pronounce stagehand (audio)
: a stage worker who handles scenery, properties, or lights

Examples of stagehand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The grants covered costs that included theater license fees, staffing, stagehands, ticketing and in-house equipment use fees. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024 My buddy John and I were asked to be stagehands – the only seventh graders in an eighth grade production. Owen Thomas, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2024 The former are based on Berlant’s experience with her former stagehand, while the latter will be familiar to any creative who begins to question whether their talents will ever amount to anything. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2024 Someone’s got to build them, and one of those someones is veteran stagehand Tim Frasch, busy with finishing touches just before the gates opened. By Alex Harris, Ismael Moreira and Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 Nearly two-and-a-half hours later, West and Ty finally assumed the spotlight after stagehands struggled to hook up West’s phone to the audio system. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 12 Dec. 2023 To give the stagehands time to load in the set, some physical theater (choreographed by Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber) is performed by Plaza and Abbott to foreshadow the extreme psychological dance of their characters. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023 Thus cued the stagehand who emerged to the right wing of the stage, mop in hand. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 18 Nov. 2023 When technical difficulties interrupted a show, Emperor Claudius would send the stagehands to fight and Emperor Caligula would order a group of spectators to be thrown into the arena. Melissa Locker, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stagehand was in 1885

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“Stagehand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stagehand. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

stagehand

noun
stage·​hand ˈstāj-ˌhand How to pronounce stagehand (audio)
: a stage worker who handles scenery, properties, or lights
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