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kaihāpai o muri

1. (noun) back stage worker.

Arā ētahi kaimahi o te tuaroa hei whakatutuki i ngā mahi o reira, pērā i te kaikawe utauta, te pūkenga tūrama, me te kaiwhakapaipai. Ka kīia ēnei tāngata ko ngā kaihāpai o muri (RMR 2017). / There are some workers of the backstage who do the tasks there, such as the carriers of props, the lighting experts and the decorators. These people are called the back stage workers.

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