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Meaning of "stagehand" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STAGEHAND

stagehand  [ˈsteɪdʒˌhænd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STAGEHAND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stagehand is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STAGEHAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stagehand

A stagehand is a person who works backstage or behind the scenes in theatres, film, television, or location performance. Their work include setting up the scenery, lights, sound, props, rigging, and special effects for a production.

Definition of stagehand in the English dictionary

The definition of stagehand in the dictionary is a person who sets the stage, moves props, etc, in a theatrical production.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STAGEHAND


aforehand
əˈfɔːˌhænd
backhand
ˈbækˌhænd
barehand
ˈbɛəˌhænd
beforehand
bɪˈfɔːˌhænd
behindhand
bɪˈhaɪndˌhænd
chamberhand
ˈtʃeɪmbəˌhænd
cowhand
ˈkaʊˌhænd
deckhand
ˈdɛkˌhænd
dockhand
ˈdɒkˌhænd
flyhand
ˈflaɪˌhænd
forehand
ˈfɔːˌhænd
glad-hand
ˈɡlædˌhænd
greenhand
ˈɡriːnˌhænd
hand
hænd
longhand
ˈlɒŋˌhænd
overhand
ˈəʊvəˌhænd
shorthand
ˈʃɔːtˌhænd
sleevehand
ˈsliːvˌhænd
stonehand
ˈstəʊnˌhænd
underhand
ˈʌndəˌhænd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STAGEHAND

stage right
stage set
stage show
stage whisper
stage-dive
stage-diver
stage-diving
stage-manage
stage-struck
stageable
stagecoach
stagecoachman
stagecoachmen
stagecraft
stageful
stagelike
stager
stagery
stagette
stagey

WORDS THAT END LIKE STAGEHAND

a free hand
a heavy hand
at first hand
at hand
by hand
first hand
first-hand
from hand to hand
hand in hand
in hand
Jharkhand
left-hand
on hand
out of hand
right-hand
second hand
second-hand
the upper hand
to hand
Uttarakhand

Synonyms and antonyms of stagehand in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stagehand» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STAGEHAND

Find out the translation of stagehand to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stagehand from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stagehand» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

舞台工作人员
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tramoyista
570 millions of speakers

English

stagehand
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रंगमंच का मज़दूर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

stagehand
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рабочий сцены
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

assistente de palco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

stagehand
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

machiniste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stagehand
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bühnenarbeiter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

舞台係
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무대 담당자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stagehand
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

stagehand
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேடைஉதவிக்கரமாகப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थलथर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

stagehand
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

macchinista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stagehand
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

робітник сцени
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mașinist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

stagehand
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toneel kneg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stagehand
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scenearbeider
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stagehand

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STAGEHAND»

The term «stagehand» is regularly used and occupies the 69.650 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STAGEHAND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stagehand

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STAGEHAND»

Discover the use of stagehand in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stagehand and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Careers in Technical Theater
It is this ability to act competently in diverse settings that is the mark of the good stagehand. Because of the variety of working situations, the title “stagehand” can be at once misleading and incomplete. It's important to remember that this is a ...
Mike Lawler, 2010
2
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
The realization shivered through Woolfi The caps of Stagehand and Sceneshifter had been switched. All the way around the track, the horse Vvuolf thought he had been chasing had in fact been behind him, stalking l1ir11. Woolf had spent ...
Laura Hillenbrand, 2003
3
Bond Plays: 7: The Crime of the Twenty-First Century; Olly's ...
The Stagehands wander back. Stagehand 3 has a bottle of beer. They watch Ralph take Mrs Kroll out. Stagehand 2 (to Paul) Mrs Kroll sure is sore at you. Stagehand 3 sits on the swing. He opens the bottle and drinks. Stagehand 1 (little laugh.
Edward Bond, 2013
4
Ed Bullins: Twelve Plays & Selected Writings
BALLARD: You're such a good . . . boy, Stagehand . . . STAGEHAND, shrugs: And since Chanal's gotten engaged to Junior Loco, who's back in Riker's for breaking his parole by stabbing Maxwell near the nerve close to his rear end that  ...
Ed Bullins, Mike Sell, 2006
5
Dr. Magic: Six One Act Plays
STAGEHAND 1 . Hey Bert — wouldja get that crap from over there? STAGEHAND 2. What crap, where? STAGEHAND 1 . The wnadajacallit— STAGEHAND 2. Flag? (STAGEHAND 2 lifts the flag on its pedestal to carry backstage.) ...
Joyce Carol Oates, 2004
6
The Complete Lyrics of Irving Berlin
Good God, another revue! stagehand: girl: stagehand: Where Am I? [Bundle opens, disclosing a little girl who stretches arms and yawns, saying:] girl: W here am I, where am I? stagehand: This is the Music Box. girl: Please let me in — I'm ...
Robert Kimball, Linda Emmet, 2005
7
Stefanie Hero
STAGEHAND LEOPOLD. May I suggest, Your Ignorance, that you take that necklace away from — KING ANDREW. Make no suggestions. Give me my mutton. (Stagehand Leopold passes the mutton.) Thirdly, your mother has kidnapped my ...
Mark Howard Medoff, 1994
8
Master Class
(Stagehand appears with a cushion for Maria.) Avanti, avanti! The theatre isn't for people who like to be in their ivory towers either. STAGEHAND. Is this what you wanted? MARIA. It's fine. Interruptions every moment. STAGEHAND. You said ...
Terrence McNally, 1996
9
Stagehand
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
10
little red riding hoods
So, let's get on with it, shall we? Where to begin? Ah, yes! Once upon a time — 15 STAGEHAND: (Peeks through the CURTAIN) Psst! (Closes the CURTAIN) NARRATOR: (Turns to see who has spoken, sees no one, shrugs and continues.)  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STAGEHAND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stagehand is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Watkins: My complete interview with Letterman stagehand, Tom …
Tom Gordon has family in Clinton, and his sister — Jean Gordon Cook — is a former features and religion writer for The Clarion-Ledger. Tom has worked as a ... «Jackson Clarion Ledger, May 15»
2
Broadway stagehand tries to qualify for US Open, shoots 87
The reason is because a broadway stagehand named Noah Pilipski (who has worked on sets with the cast from Jersey Boys) recently tried to qualify for the U.S. ... «CBSSports.com, May 15»
3
Stagehand killed in fall at Borgata
ATLANTIC CITY - A stagehand died this week after falling while working on a concert venue at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. Tony Haines, 61, of Atlantic City, ... «Philly.com, Apr 15»
4
TV's Gene Gene the Dancing Machine dies
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Eugene Patton, the stagehand who became "Gene Gene the Dancing Machine" on television's "The Gong Show" in the late 1970s, ... «Yahoo News UK, Mar 15»
5
Gene Patton, Gene Gene the Dancing Machine From 'The Gong …
Host Chuck Barris put the NBC stagehand on the game show, and everyone went nuts when he shuffled along to the jazzy “Jumpin' at the Woodside.”. «Hollywood Reporter, Mar 15»
6
Concert stagehands protest for a living wage, union contract outside …
The Atlanta-based stagehands who work behind the scenes of such major concerts make less than half the pay of their peers nationwide — as little as $8.50 an ... «Creative Loafing Atlanta, Feb 15»
7
Atlanta Stagehands Fight 'Labor Pimps' Pushing Temp Work, Low …
Atlanta Stagehands Fight 'Labor Pimps' Pushing Temp Work, Low Wages ... Whereas a stagehand under a union contract can expect $21 to $24 an hour plus ... «In These Times, Jan 15»
8
Stagehands' union is an integral part of Pittsburgh's cultural scene
Members of Stagehands Local 3 load bins filled with materials from Phantom of the Opera onto trucks behind the Benedum Center after the show's closing in ... «Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Dec 14»
9
Las Vegas stagehand had his moment — as a corpse
Las Vegas resident Tim Redsull, a union stagehand by trade, was a stand-in for Joe Pesci, above, when Pesci played Nicky Santoro in "Casino." (AP Photo/Mike ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Oct 14»
10
Stagehand recollections from David Bowie's 1974 tour
Some people may know Tom Battista as a Downtown restaurateur, a busy one. In 2012 he launched Bluebeard. This summer he bought and is hipping up an ... «Indianapolis Star, Sep 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Stagehand [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/stagehand>. May 2024 ».
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