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[ stand-in ] / ˈstændˌɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stand-in ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna substitute for a motion-picture star during the preparation of lighting, cameras, etc., or in dangerous scenes. any substitute. Origin of stand-inFirst recorded in 1930–35; noun use of verb phrase stand in Words nearby stand-instandee, standfast, standfirst, stand for, stand guard, stand-in, stand in awe, stand in for, standing, standing army, standing broad jump Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stand-inYou could say this character is a stand-in for all of America. It’s Time to Stop Hating Katherine Heigl|Kevin Fallon|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST Even Beauty and the Beast villain Gaston pops up as—fittingly—the 'Pornstache' stand-in. Viral Video of the Day: Frozen is the New Black|Alex Chancey|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST Is the Pentecostal Jim Casy a stand-in for another martyred J.C.? Is There a Ma Joad for the Piketty Era?|Katie Baker|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST It starts with Lindsay Lohan as Cady Heron, the stand-in for all of us. ‘Mean Girls’ Turns 10: Why the Modern Classic Is Still So Fetch|Kevin Fallon|April 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This time they made sure the stand-in had tattoos just like Beckham himself. No Butt Double This Time as Beckham Strips for New H&M Ad|Tom Sykes|October 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST He had been a trusty drill-master and, it was reported, had a 'stand-in' with the Meter. Atlantic Narratives|Mary Antin I had the stand-in summon her on the office telephone, then I withdrew all vitality from it. The Calm Man|Frank Belknap Long What was the adjusted frame for the first view that the marksman had of the President's stand-in coming out from under the tree? Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy He can speak English as well as I can, but he thinks bad grammar will give him a stand-in with the frontiersmen. A Man of Two Countries|Alice Harriman And was the stand-in obstructed by the windshield at anytime as the car drove down Elm Street? Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
British Dictionary definitions for stand-in
verb(intr, adverb usually foll by for) to act as a substitute stand someone in good stead to be of benefit or advantage to someone noun stand-in- a person or thing that serves as a substitute
- (as modifier)a stand-in teacher
a person who substitutes for an actor during intervals of waiting or in dangerous stunts Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to stand-inalternate, double, proxy, backup, understudy, second, surrogate |