English > stand-in: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult). |
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| Example | "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes" |
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| Synonyms | substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in |
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| Narrower | double, stunt man, stunt woman | A stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts |
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| locum tenens, locum | someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession |
| surrogate, alternate, replacement | someone who takes the place of another person |
| Broader | peer, equal, match, compeer | A person who is of equal standing with another in a group |
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| Spanish | doble, substituto, suplente, sustituto |
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| Catalan | substitut, suplent |
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| Verbs | stand in | be a substitute |
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