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# soundman

noun (a soundman, soundmen)

«soundman» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A person whose job is to record or control the sound for films, television, radio, concerts or plays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soundman/#m1)

### In the lessons

In stories about film-making and theatre the soundman holds the microphone or works the sound desk. Today people often say «sound engineer», «sound technician» or «sound person» so it fits women as well as men.

### Examples

- The soundman held a long microphone above the actors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soundman/#x1)
- At the concert the soundman made the guitars louder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soundman/#x2)
- The soundman asked everyone to be quiet before filming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soundman/#x3)
- Our school play had a soundman at the back of the hall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soundman/#x4)
- The soundman checked the microphones: «One, two, one, two.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soundman/#x5)
- The news crew had a cameraman and a soundman. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soundman/#x6)

### Note

Countable; plural «soundmen» (not «soundmans»). Also written «sound man». Neutral words: «sound engineer», «sound technician».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «soundman» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soundman/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«soundman» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/soundman.html) on Mova free.