noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   In films, someone who performs stunts that are deemed too dangerous or physically difficult for the main actors to attempt.

   "During filming a stuntman was injured as he jumped from a railway bridge onto the roof of a train passing below."

Synonyms

All synonyms

stunt performerstunt performer

Example

More examples

"Tom doesn't want to be a stuntman."

Etymology

From stunt + -man.

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