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best boy

noun

, Movie and Television Slang.
  1. the first assistant to the head electrician.


best boy

noun

  1. the assistant to the senior electrician or to the key grip in a film crew
“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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Example Sentences

"From key grip to best boy, everyone on the show has a fabulous recipe to share," the description of the book reads.

From Salon

"Gavin and his partner, Lauren brought him up to be the best boy ever. Freddie was Gavin's whole world and spending time with him was his favourite thing to do," it said.

From BBC

I don’t think that’s enough information to make an informed guess about whether this new lens is a telephoto, an ultrawide, or something else, though I’m hoping I’ll be able to use that second camera to take pictures of the new best boy Fidough.

“Gina was our best girl and Anthony our best boy,’’ he said.

Cyprus is the best boy ever and we are so excited that I'm pregnant again and we will be welcoming a baby girl into the family in October.

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