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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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Partly imitating Chinese methods, Playwright Wilder has veteran Actor Frank Craven serve as property man, traffic cop, living newspaper and cracker-barrel philosopher.

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

Here he amused the spectators by his foolishness, got a job as property man, amused more audiences by his inept efforts to control his props.

From Time Magazine Archive

He pokes fun at the opera by showing the property man making a snowstorm out of paper, music lovers applauding before a duet is finished.

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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