Meanings
nounproperty man (plural property men)
plural property men
- A person who is in charge of equipment that is used at a coal mine.
- Synonym of property master.
Here we played a little joke on the property man that nearly ended in the entire smash-up of the company.
1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 164Synonyms: property master
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of property master.
Similar
More synonyms by meaning
nounmale member of the stage crew in charge of properties
Similar
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
APA
property man. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/property%20man
MLA
“property man.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/property%20man. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “property man,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/property%20man.
Source: property man on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.