stand-in

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English

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Etymology

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Deverbal from stand in.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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stand-in (plural stand-ins)

  1. A person of similar size and shape to an actor who "stands in" for that actor during the lengthy process of setting up a shot, but 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”, in BBC Sport[1]:
      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.
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Translations

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Further reading

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  • stand-in”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English stand-in. Attested since 1949.

Noun

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stand-in c

  1. a stand-in (on a movie, or a temporary substitute more generally)

Usage notes

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Uninflected.

See also

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