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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
stand-in
noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Ann was Shirley MacLaine's stand-in in the movie.
▪ I'd like Tom to act as a stand-in for Julian until he returns to work.
▪ Ms Green couldn't be here today, so I'm her stand-in.
▪ Perot is just a stand-in for whomever the Reform Party nominates for president.
▪ Russell used a stand-in for most of the action scenes.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ However, Tim Flowers' stand-in was up to the shot and knocked the ball down before gathering at the second attempt.
▪ Other political figures are immediately obvious: an embittered Jesse Jackson stand-in.
▪ Perot claims he is serving as a stand-in for whomever the Reform Party nominates at its Labor Day convention.
▪ Reed had the sewer walls perfumed and used a stand-in when possible.
▪ She told us she has a boyfriend, and that he is acting on the show as a stand-in.
▪ We always had a permanent stand-in with Mike around.
▪ You became a stand-in for your boss at parties and meetings.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
stand-in

"one who substitutes for another," 1928, from the verbal phrase, attested from 1904 in show business slang in the sense "to substitute, to fill the place of another," from stand (v.) + in (adv.).

Wiktionary
stand-in

n. 1 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. 2 A substitute

WordNet
stand-in

n. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" [syn: substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in]

Wikipedia
Stand-In

Stand-In is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Tay Garnett and starring Leslie Howard, Joan Blondell, and Humphrey Bogart. The picture was produced by the independent Walter Wanger, and released by United Artists. It is set in Hollywood and parodies many aspects of the film industry during the Classical Era.

Stand-in (disambiguation)

A Stand-in is a substitute actor for another actor in television or film

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Usage examples of "stand-in".

Something else the Globe reported caught my eye: Bernet had recently been promoted to stand-in for the prima ballerina and had, in fact, performed her first solo the night of her disappearance.

But he was also a stand-in for one of the leads, and because of this and because of his experience, his agent had negotiated an overscale contract.

Amanda wondered what folks in these parts did to amuse themselves in the days before dumb Westerners started volunteering to serve as stand-in clowns, fools, and jesters.

Rembrandt, with her artist's eye, would be best at selecting stand-ins, while Armstrong, with his stern Regular Army upbringing, was a natural to help organize and oversee the company's physical relocation to their new assignment.

To cover for them, to give them a chance, we're going to have to accept the presence of stand-ins in our ranks.

Realizing how upset the company was over the idea of stand-ins, he had decided to hold back this particular piece of bad news until later, but now the cat was out of the bag.

Rembrandt, with her artist’s eye, would be best at selecting stand-ins, while Armstrong, with his stern Regular Army upbringing, was a natural to help organize and oversee the company’s physical relocation to their new assignment.

To cover for them, to give them a chance, we’re going to have to accept the presence of stand-ins in our ranks.

There was Angie, her stand-in - a poor man's version of Lara, with a tired look about her, due to the fact that she was married to a stuntman who continually gave her a hard time.