stagehandnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsteɪdʒ.hænd/us/ˈsteɪdʒ.hænd/a person who is employed in a theatre to move the equipment on the stage
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cinema & theatre: people who work in cinemas & theatres
- dresser
- projectionist
- prompt
- sceneshifter
- stage manager
- usher
- usherette
Examples from literature
- During the play, stagehands operate the lights.
- His Uncle Kevin is a stagehand on the show.
- It is expensive to hire actors, stagehands, and other people and to rent a theater in New York City.
- Shows often hire stagehands in different cities, and actors sometimes do their own hair and makeup.
- Stagehands and carpenters put the sets together on stage.
- Stagehands and other behind-the-scenes workers usually don’t go on the road.
- The stagehand moved a desk on stage between scenes.