flyman

fly·man

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flahy-muh n]
- /ˈflaɪ mən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flahy-muh n]
- /ˈflaɪ mən/

Definitions of flyman word

noun plural flyman a stagehand, especially one who operates the apparatus in the flies. 1
noun flyman (UK) Someone who drives a fly-coach. 1
noun flyman a stagehand who operates the scenery, curtains, etc, in the flies 0
noun flyman (Britain) Someone who drives a fly-coach. 0
noun flyman (theater) Someone who operates a fly system in a theatre. 0

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Origin of flyman

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45; fly1 + -man

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Parts of speech for Flyman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Flyman

flyman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

flyman usage trend in Literature

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