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Stand-in

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person of similar size and shape to an actor who substitutes for or replaces 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. 2
    someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) wordnet
  3. 3
    A substitute.

    "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."

Etymology

Deverbal from stand in.

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