Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who substitutes for an actor while the lights and camera are adjusted or during hazardous action.
- noun A substitute.
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- noun A person of similar size and shape to an actor that "stands-in" for the actor during the lengthy process of setting up a shot, who, unlike a
double , does not appear in the film. - noun A
substitute
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
Etymologies
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Examples
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A campaign run by the always-chingón Applied Research Center publishers of the even-more-chingón magazine, Colorlines is seeking that everyone stop using the term "illegal" outright, or at the least resort to using the awkward I-word stand-in.
Gustavo Arellano: ¡ASK A MEXICAN!: "Illegals" and The "N-Word" Gustavo Arellano 2011
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The film is using Pittsburgh as a stand-in for Gotham, and the a game featuring city's fictional football team plays into the storyline.
Pittsburgh Steelers In 'The Dark Knight Rises': Ben Roethlisberger, Teammates In Batman Movie The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Darren Bent hopes he can continue to "audition" for the role as Wayne Rooney's stand-in at next summer's European Championship in Poland and Ukraine.
Darren Bent vying for suspended Wayne Rooney's Euro 2012 spot 2011
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Nathan Drake, descendant of Sir Francis Drake, 21st-century Indiana Jones stand-in and likable chap, his equally disarming mentor Sully, their antagonists and the girls that pursue Nathan, are a charming and well-drawn set of characters.
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The manager could not contain his fury at Probert's decision to dismiss Johan Djourou in the 78th minute and he accused Fulham's players of attempting to get the stand-in right-back his second yellow card.
Arsenal's Arsène Wenger rages at referee after Fulham defeat 2012
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Indeed, there seemed to be no shortage of volunteers and stand-in aunts and uncles willing to look after the baby.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact Paths of Disharmony Dayton Ward 2011
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It is often positively correlated with the standard of living, though its use as a stand-in for measuring the standard of living has come under increasing criticism and many countries are actively exploring alternative measures to GDP for that purpose.
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It was important to me that Sarah not be a flawless authorial stand-in.
Jodi Compton Answers Questions About Her First Book, The 37th Hour 2010
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Phillips highlights what I attempted to do around the controversy of what Harman said in her time as stand-in PM.
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The Belgians were playing under their stand-in coach, Pierre Denier, after Frank Vercauteren quit following last week's first leg.
Mario Gómez eases Bayern Munich to the Champions League group stage 2011
gangerh commented on the word stand-in
A person who has the same physical properties of a particular actor that takes their place during the lengthy setup of a scene.
July 29, 2008
bilby commented on the word stand-in
Apparently this is also the name for those skanky things that are like a scene or person with a cut-out space for you to put your head in, usually for the purpose of being photographed. Example.
May 30, 2009