stand-in
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- 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.
- 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.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
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Further reading
[edit]- “stand-in”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
[edit]Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English stand-in. Attested since 1949.
Noun
[edit]stand-in c
- a stand-in (on a movie, or a temporary substitute more generally)
Usage notes
[edit]Uninflected.
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