Advertisement

Advertisement

flyman

[ flahy-muhn ]

noun

Theater.
plural flymen.
  1. a stagehand, especially one who operates the apparatus in the flies. fly.


flyman

/ ˈڱɪə /

noun

  1. theatre a stagehand who operates the scenery, curtains, etc, in the flies
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of flyman1

First recorded in 1835–45; fly 2 + -man
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

James J. Claffey Jr., the president of Local 1, wrote in a tribute in November that Mr. Wright “had a work ethic that was nothing short of exemplary, was extremely talented and skilled in his craft, and he was one of the finest riggers/flyman in our industry.”

From

Zapata, 40, nicknamed “Flyman” by French media, is expected to take off at the beach at Sangatte near Calais and land at an unspecified site near Dover.

From

Back to our Bulgarian dealer, Ivaylo Nikolov, or as his Facebook profile describes him, Ivaylo Tomy Flyman Nikolov.

From

“You pull the bag up, the piece goes in,” says John, the head flyman at the National Theatre.

From

But when the center’s analysis of this attack and subsequent cyberstrikes on Georgia finally wrapped up, evidence pointed not to some similar, hushed bunker of military men somewhere in Russia, but to a server in St. Petersburg best known for its links to cybercrime, including penis-enlargement spam, and run by a hacker nicknamed Flyman.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


fly linefly net