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stand-in

[ stand-in ]

noun

  1. a substitute for a motion-picture star during the preparation of lighting, cameras, etc., or in dangerous scenes.
  2. any substitute.


stand in

verb

  1. intr, adverbusually foll byfor to act as a substitute
  2. stand someone in good stead
    to be of benefit or advantage to someone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

    1. a person or thing that serves as a substitute
    2. ( as modifier )

      a stand-in teacher

  1. a person who substitutes for an actor during intervals of waiting or in dangerous stunts
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stand-in1

First recorded in 1930–35; noun use of verb phrase stand in
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Example Sentences

And I think as you keep learning and keep getting different jobs, I started doing things as a background actor, an extra, a stand-in.

They rallied brilliantly, though, led by the excellent stand-in skipper Bumrah.

From BBC

Maybe she's also a stand-in for a nation perpetually haunted by the Troubles, the violent escalation between Northern Ireland's Catholics and Protestant loyalists through which “Say Nothing” travels.

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Scott, another regular Match of the Day stand-in, broke through as one of the first mainstream female football pundits after retiring from the game in 2017.

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The spot immediately to Trumpov's right was left empty as a stand-in for Melania Trumpov.

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