A stuntman is a man whose job is to do dangerous things, either for publicity, or in a movie instead of an actor so that the actor does not risk being injured.
stuntman in British English
(ˈstʌntmæn) or feminine stuntwoman
nounWord forms: plural-men or -women
a person who performs dangerous acts in a film, television programme, etc in place of an actor
stuntman in American English
(ˈstʌntˌmæn)
US
nounWord forms: pluralˈstuntˌmen (ˈstʌntˌmɛn)
Cinema and Television
a person with specialized physical skills who takes the place of an actor in scenes involving risky or hazardous activity
Examples of 'stuntman' in a sentence
stuntman
An actor and a stuntman were injured during rehearsals.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It was like something out of a stuntman movie.
The Sun (2008)
I don't think a movie stuntman would have been able to tumble downstairs, destroy the vases and come out unscathed.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In other languages
stuntman
British English: stuntman /ˈstʌntmən/ NOUN
A stuntman is a man whose job is to do dangerous things, either for publicity, or in a film instead of an actor so that the actor does not risk being injured.
He was a stuntman for 30 years and worked on hundreds of films.