Definitions of stand-in
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someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)“the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes”
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synonyms:
backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, substitute
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types:
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locum, locum tenens
someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession
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double, stunt man, stunt woman
a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
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alternate, replacement, surrogate
someone who takes the place of another person
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locum, locum tenens
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