noun
- Plural of flyman; workers in a theater who operate scenery, curtains, and other equipment suspended above the stage.
Usage: theater/stage terminology; chiefly British
Examples
- The flymen carefully lowered the backdrop during the scene change.
- Theater flymen must be skilled at working at heights and coordinating with the director.
- The production relied on experienced flymen to execute the complex flying effects.
- Flymen operated the ropes and pulleys that moved the set pieces across the stage.