stagehand

noun
UK /ˈsteɪdʒhænd/
US /ˈsteɪdʒhænd/

A person who helps move things and set up the stage in a theater.

The stagehand quietly moved the table between scenes.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A person who works behind the scenes to support a performance or event.

Every concert needs stagehands to set up the lights and speakers.

3. A general helper who does practical tasks in a production.

She worked as a stagehand for the school play.

4. Someone who moves scenery and equipment during a show.

The stagehands changed the set while the audience waited.