Definition of Soundman

1. Noun. A technician in charge of amplifying sound or producing sound effects (as for a TV or radio broadcast).

Generic synonyms: Technician

Definition of Soundman

1. Noun. A technician who works with the sound recording and sound effects for films and television. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Soundman

1. a person who controls the quality of sound being recorded [n SOUNDMEN]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Soundman

sounding balloon
sounding board
sounding boards
sounding lead
sounding line
sounding rocket
sounding rod
soundingboard
soundingly
soundings
soundless
soundlessly
soundlessness
soundlike
soundly
soundman (current term)
soundmen
soundness
soundnesses
soundpainting
soundproof
soundproofed
soundproofing
soundproofings
soundproofs
sounds
soundscape
soundscapes
soundscaping
soundscore

Literary usage of Soundman

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe (1888)
"The camera wasn't even on, but every time the cameraman turned to talk to the soundman, and the great eye swung about, a ripple went through the crowd, ..."

2. Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition by Edward Henry Knight, United States Commission to the Paris Exposition, 1878 (1880)
"This is doubtless an important factor in her success, but it is by no means all; a similar subdivision of land in our own , soundman. ..."

3. The Practice of the Courts of King's Bench, and Common Pleas, in Personal by William Tidd, Great Britain Court of King's Bench, Great Britain Court of Common Pleas, Great Britain Court of Exchequer (1828)
"8 Lev. 183. 8 Show. 51. Ante, 189, SO. T. Jon. 137, 8. 6 Mod. 188. 10 Mod. 327. • 3 Moore, 814. and see 3 Stark. Xi.Pri. Atkinson v. soundman, E. 25 Geo. ..."

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