Usually means: Handles microphone on film sets.
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  1. boom operator: Collins English Dictionary
  2. Boom operator (US military), Boom operator (media), Boom operator (military), Boom operator: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. Movie Terminology Glossary (No longer online)

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  1. Sweetwater Music (No longer online)
  2. boom operator, Boom operator: Television: Critical Methods and Applications

Definitions from Wikipedia (Boom operator)

noun:  A boom operator (or First Assistant Sound) is a core role in the sound department of a film production, who works with the production sound mixer and utility sound technician.
noun:  In the U.S. Air Force, a boom operator is an aircrew member aboard tanker aircraft who is responsible for safely and effectively transferring aviation fuel from one military aircraft to another during flight (known as aerial refueling, air refueling, in-flight refueling, air-to-air refueling, and tanking).


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