stand-in

English

Etymology

to stand in

Pronunciation

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Noun

Wikipedia stand-in (plural stand-ins)

1. A person of similar size and shape to an actor that "stands-in" for the actor during the lengthy process of setting up a shot, who, unlike a double, does not appear in the film.

   They used a stand-in to set up the lighting so that the actor did not have to be there during the lengthy process.

2. A substitute
   • 2011 October 23, Tom Fordyce, “2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France”, BBC Sport:

     France's own stand-in stand-off Trinh-Duc missed with a drop-goal when well set but then set off on a curving run through a scattered defensive line which carried him deep into enemy territory until Weepu's desperate tap-tackle finally brought him down.

Translations

person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup

• French: doublure (fr)
• German: Double (de) n, Ersatz (de) m, Lichtdouble (de) n (film); (jobs): Springer (de) m, Springerin (de) f
• Hungarian: kaszkadőr (hu), dublőr (hu)
• Interlingua: duple
• Italian: cascatore (it) m

• Portuguese: dobro (pt)
• Romanian: dublură
• Scottish Gaelic: neach-ionaid (gd) m
• Spanish: doble (es)
• Turkish: benzer (tr), dublör (tr) (film), vekil (tr), yedek (tr)

External links

• stand-in at OneLook Dictionary Search