stageman

noun — 2 senses

stageman

noun

Etymology stage + -man

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

Historical A stage-coach driver.

[…] the stageman was depositing Mr. Atherton's baggage at the door […]1873, Lucius Manlius Sargent, The Temperence Tales, page 97:

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