stand-in
1 of 2noun
ˈstand-ˌin 
1
: someone employed to occupy an actor's place while lights and camera are readied
2
: substitute
stand in
2 of 2verb
stood in; standing in; stands in
intransitive verb
: to act as a stand-in
Synonyms
Noun
- backup
- cover
- designated hitter
- fill-in
- locum tenens
- pinch hitter
- relief
- replacement
- reserve
- sub
- substitute
Verb
- cover
- fill in
- pinch-hit
- step in
- sub
- substitute
- take over
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Example Sentences
Verb she will be standing in for the regular teacher for a week
Word History
First Known Use
Noun
circa 1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1904, in the meaning defined above
stand-ins
noun
as in substitutes
a person or thing that takes the place of another hired him at the last minute as a stand-in for the person who quit Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- substitutes
- replacements
- surrogates
- assistants
- backups
- subs
- proxies
- fill-ins
- reliefs
- reserves
- alternates
- pinch hitters
- designated hitters
- covers
- deputies
- makeshifts
- delegates
- understudies
- apologies
- locum tenentes
- stopgaps
- agents
- representatives
- successors
- factors
- assignees
- reps
- attorneys
- commissaries
- envoys
- seconds
- relievers
- procurators
- superseders