sceneshifter

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noun

Someone who moves the scenes in a theatre during a performance.

“Holonym: stage crew”

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Meanings

nounsceneshifter (plural sceneshifters)

plural sceneshifters · alternative scene-shifter

  1. Someone who moves the scenes in a theatre during a performance.

    Holonym: stage crew

    Synonyms: sceneman

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomeone who moves the scenes in a theatre during a performance.

Similar
sceneman

More synonyms by meaning

nouna stagehand responsible for moving scenery

Similar
shifter
Broader
stagehandstage technician
Also see
shifter

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From scene + shifter.

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APA

sceneshifter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sceneshifter

MLA

“sceneshifter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sceneshifter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sceneshifter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sceneshifter.

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