noun
- a person responsible for managing and handling props in a theater, film, or television production
Usage: theater; film
Examples
- The propman carefully arranged all the furniture before the curtain rose.
- She worked as a propman for several Broadway productions.
- The propman had to find a vintage telephone for the period drama.
- During rehearsal, the propman made notes about which props needed repair.
- The film’s propman created realistic-looking weapons for the action scenes.
- As propman, he was responsible for organizing the prop room backstage.