stagehand

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stagehand

/ˈsteɪd͡ʒˌhænd/ US

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From stage + hand (“manual worker”).

noun stagehands

A person who works behind the scenes at a theatre or in other theatrical media. Holonym: stage crew

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noun person working behind the scenes in a theatre

Español	tramoyista, sacasillas
Português	contrarregra
Deutsch	Bühnenhelfer, Bühnenhelferin
Română	mașinist

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@misc{stagehand_2026,
  title = {stagehand},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stagehand},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}