STUNT MAN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts

Example:

his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable

Synonyms:

double; stunt man; stunt woman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("stunt man" is a kind of...):

backup; backup man; fill-in; relief; reliever; stand-in; substitute (someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult))

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