Meaning

2 senses
  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.

    Double, Ersatz, Lichtdouble

    дублёрdubljór

  2. A substitute.

More definitions
  • someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup:

Origin

Deverbal from stand in.

Deverbal from stand in.

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Forms

plural: stand-ins

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedstand in

See also

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