"best boy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɛstˌbɔɪ/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-best boy.ogg , en-au-best boy.ogg Forms: best boys [plural], best girl [feminine]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} best boy (plural best boys)
  1. (film production) The first assistant to either the key grip (in charge of camera placement and movement) or the gaffer (in charge of lighting and electrics). Categories (topical): Occupations Translations (film jargon: first assistant to either the key grip or the gaffer): valaistusteknikko (Finnish), näyttämöteknikko (Finnish), second électricien [masculine] (French), пе́рвый помо́щник главного электрика (pérvyj pomóščnik glavnovo elektrika) (Russian), помо́щник осветителя (pomóščnik osvetitelja) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-best_boy-en-noun-~j35VlRC Disambiguation of Occupations: 66 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of 'film jargon: first assistant to either the key grip or the gaffer': 92 8
  2. (fandom slang) A reader or viewer's preferred male character. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Cinematography, People
    Sense id: en-best_boy-en-noun-1WW1GWcu Disambiguation of Cinematography: 44 56 Disambiguation of People: 30 70 Topics: lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: best man

Inflected forms

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