flyman

[ flahy-muhn ]

noun

, Theater.

, plural fly·men.

1. a stagehand, especially one who operates the apparatus in the flies. fly.

flyman

/ ˈflaɪmən /

noun

1. theatre a stagehand who operates the scenery, curtains, etc, in the flies

Word History and Origins

Origin of flyman¹

First recorded in 1835–45; fly ² + -man

Example Sentences

James J. Claffey Jr., the president of Local 1, wrote in a tribute in November that Mr. Wright “had a work ethic that was nothing short of exemplary, was extremely talented and skilled in his craft, and he was one of the finest riggers/flyman in our industry.”

From New York Times

Zapata, 40, nicknamed “Flyman” by French media, is expected to take off at the beach at Sangatte near Calais and land at an unspecified site near Dover.

From The Guardian

Back to our Bulgarian dealer, Ivaylo Nikolov, or as his Facebook profile describes him, Ivaylo Tomy Flyman Nikolov.

From BBC

“You pull the bag up, the piece goes in,” says John, the head flyman at the National Theatre.

From Washington Post

But when the center’s analysis of this attack and subsequent cyberstrikes on Georgia finally wrapped up, evidence pointed not to some similar, hushed bunker of military men somewhere in Russia, but to a server in St. Petersburg best known for its links to cybercrime, including penis-enlargement spam, and run by a hacker nicknamed Flyman.

From New York Times