Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stagehand

/ˈsteɪd͡ʒˌhænd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: stage-hand
IPA: /ˈsteɪd͡ʒˌhænd/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"Holonym: stage crew"
"The actors get the glory, the spotlight and the name up in lights while it is the stagehands who point the spotlight, hang the name and change the light bulbs."

Etymology

From stage + hand (“manual worker”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsteɪd͡ʒˌhænd/

Inflected Forms

stagehands (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

stage manager

Synonyms

stage technician

Questions

How do you pronounce stagehand?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsteɪd͡ʒˌhænd/.
What does stagehand mean?: A person who works behind the scenes at a theatre or in other theatrical media.
Where does stagehand come from?: From stage + hand (“manual worker”).

How to pronounce stagehand

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