stand-in

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) A person of similar size and shape to an actor who "stands in" for that actor during the lengthy process of setting up a shot, but who, unlike a double, does not appear in the film.
 * They used a stand-in to set up the lighting so that the actor did not have to be there during the lengthy process.
 * 1) A substitute.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * French:
 * German:, , Lichtdouble ; : ,
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Interlingua: duple
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: neach-ionaid
 * Spanish:, doble de luces
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:, , ,

Etymology
. Attested since 1949.

Noun

 * 1) a  (on a movie, or a temporary substitute more generally)

Usage notes
Uninflected.