stageman

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noun

A member of the film crew who prepares the stage.

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Meanings

nounstageman (plural stagemen)

plural stagemen

  1. A member of the film crew who prepares the stage.

    I watched people act. I wasn't really watching though. I was watching all the electricians and stagemen to see if they were snickering at them.

    2019, Susan Robertson, Bucking Hollywood
  2. historicalA stage-coach driver.

    […] the stageman was depositing Mr. Atherton's baggage at the door […]

    1873, Lucius Manlius Sargent, The Temperence Tales, page 97

Origin

stage + -man

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APA

stageman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stageman

MLA

“stageman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stageman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stageman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stageman.

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