"stand-in" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-stand-in.ogg [US] Forms: stand-ins [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from stand in. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|stand in}} Deverbal from stand in Head templates: {{en-noun}} stand-in (plural stand-ins)
  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. Related terms: standee Translations (person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup): дубльор (dubljor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 代替者 (dàitìzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), doublure (French), Double [neuter] (German), Ersatz [masculine] (German), Lichtdouble [neuter] [film, television, broadcasting, media] (German), Springer (english: (jobs)) [masculine] (German), Springerin [feminine] (German), kaszkadőr (Hungarian), dublőr (Hungarian), duple (Interlingua), cascatore [masculine] (Italian), sosia [masculine] (Italian), 代理 (dairi) (alt: だいり) (Japanese), 影武者 (kagemusha) (Japanese), dobro (Portuguese), dublură (Romanian), дублёр (dubljór) [masculine] (Russian), neach-ionaid [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), doble (Spanish), doble de luces (Spanish), stand-in [common-gender] (Swedish), benzer (Turkish), dublör [film, television, broadcasting, media] (Turkish), vekil (Turkish), yedek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-stand-in-en-noun-Dj7SbNeg Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English deverbals: 81 19 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of 'person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup': 92 8
  2. A substitute.
    Sense id: en-stand-in-en-noun-2gxqGEzA

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