a stagehand who operates the scenery, curtains, etc, in the flies
flyman in American English
(ˈflaimən)
nounWord forms: plural-men
Theater
a stagehand, esp. one who operates the apparatus in the flies
Word origin
[1835–45; fly1 + -man]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: basic, cutaway, grandstand, hybridize, squeegee-man is a combining form, used in the formation of compound words indicating a man ofa certain type or with a certain job. Other words that use the affix -man include: chairman, corpsman, freshman, lineman, liveryman