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stagehand

US/ˈsteɪd͡ʒˌhænd/

stagehand noun: a person who works behind the scenes at a theatre or in other theatrical media.

Noun

stagehand (plural stagehands)

  1. A person who works behind the scenes at a theatre or in other theatrical media.
    • Holonym: stage crew
    • The actors get the glory, the spotlight and the name up in lights while it is the stagehands who point the spotlight, hang the name and change the light bulbs.

Forms of stagehand

pluralstagehands

Origin of stagehand

From stage + hand (“manual worker”).

Questions about stagehand

What does stagehand mean?
Stagehand means a person who works behind the scenes at a theatre or in other theatrical media.
What part of speech is stagehand?
Stagehand is a noun.
How do you pronounce stagehand?
Stagehand is pronounced /ˈsteɪd͡ʒˌhænd/ (US).
What is the plural of stagehand?
The plural of stagehand is stagehands.

Words near stagehand in the dictionary

  1. stagedoor
  2. stagedoors
  3. stagefright
  4. stageful
  5. stagefuls
  6. stagehand
  7. stagehands
  8. stagehead
  9. stageheads
  10. stagehouse
  11. stagehouses

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