Usually means: Assistant to the chief electrician.
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General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. best boy: Merriam-Webster
  2. best boy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. best boy: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. best boy: Collins English Dictionary
  5. best boy: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. best boy: Wiktionary
  7. best boy: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. best boy: Dictionary.com
  9. Best Boy (film), Best boy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. best boy: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Movie Terminology Glossary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (best boy)

noun:  (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).
noun:  (fandom slang) A reader or viewer's preferred male character.

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