scene-shiftern.

Brit.

/ˈsiːnˌʃɪftə/, U.S.

/ˈsinˌʃɪftər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: scene n., shifter n.

Etymology: < scene n. + shifter n.

A person employed by a theatre to set out and remove scenery and theatrical props, esp. for scene changes during a performance. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > the staging of a theatrical production > people concerned with theatrical productions > [noun] > person in charge of scenery > scene-shifter

scene-drawer1699

scene man1700

shifter1711

scene-shifter1724

scenist1790

grip1888

1724 Universal Jrnl. 4 Mar. 2/1 Mr. Fawks conjured a full half Hour, without the Assistance of one Scene Shifter.

1799 S. T. Coleridge Lett. (1895) 284 Oh this strange..scene-shifter, Death!—that giddies one with insecurity.

1851 W. K. Northall Before & Behind Curtain 117 Carpenters, scene-shifters, gas-men, dressers and super-numeraries, all partook of the general joy.

1887 ‘E. Lyall’ Knight-errant II. i. 27 Behind the scenes the very scene-shifters and carpenters were eager to congratulate him.

1903 R. Gower Rec. & Reminisc. 92 When once the Great Scene-Shifter has made his final call, which none can disobey.

1957 L. Durrell Justine ii. 102 Quick as a scene-shifter the station packs away advertisement after advertisement.

1978 Lancashire Life Apr. 35/3 A saviour came in the shape of little Alfie Gee—part-time electrician and scene-shifter... ‘Shuffle off the stage sideways,’ he whispered, ‘and don't drop it, man.’

2010 S. Fry Fry Chrons. 215 He agreed one day to read a script presented to him by a lowly BBC scene-shifter.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scene-shifter
释义	scene-shiftern. Brit. /ˈsiːnˌʃɪftə/, U.S. /ˈsinˌʃɪftər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: scene n., shifter n. Etymology: < scene n. + shifter n. A person employed by a theatre to set out and remove scenery and theatrical props, esp. for scene changes during a performance. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > the staging of a theatrical production > people concerned with theatrical productions > [noun] > person in charge of scenery > scene-shifter scene-drawer1699 scene man1700 shifter1711 scene-shifter1724 scenist1790 grip1888 1724 Universal Jrnl. 4 Mar. 2/1 Mr. Fawks conjured a full half Hour, without the Assistance of one Scene Shifter. 1799 S. T. Coleridge Lett. (1895) 284 Oh this strange..scene-shifter, Death!—that giddies one with insecurity. 1851 W. K. Northall Before & Behind Curtain 117 Carpenters, scene-shifters, gas-men, dressers and super-numeraries, all partook of the general joy. 1887 ‘E. Lyall’ Knight-errant II. i. 27 Behind the scenes the very scene-shifters and carpenters were eager to congratulate him. 1903 R. Gower Rec. & Reminisc. 92 When once the Great Scene-Shifter has made his final call, which none can disobey. 1957 L. Durrell Justine ii. 102 Quick as a scene-shifter the station packs away advertisement after advertisement. 1978 Lancashire Life Apr. 35/3 A saviour came in the shape of little Alfie Gee—part-time electrician and scene-shifter... ‘Shuffle off the stage sideways,’ he whispered, ‘and don't drop it, man.’ 2010 S. Fry Fry Chrons. 215 He agreed one day to read a script presented to him by a lowly BBC scene-shifter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1724
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