Meanings
plural stand-ins · alternative stand in
- broadcastingA person of similar size and shape to an actor who substitutes for or replaces 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.
- A substitute.
Beans, corn, and even chopped broccoli work not just as stand-ins but can elevate a meal. Each brings its unique texture and flavor profile.
2025 February 3, Andrew Gray, “7 Tasty Green Peas Substitutes: Explore New Flavors”, in CooksCrafter1 more example
France's own stand-in stand-off Trinh-Duc missed with a drop-goal when well set but then set off on a curving run through a scattered defensive line which carried him deep into enemy territory until Weepu's desperate tap-tackle finally brought him down.
2011 October 23, Tom Fordyce, “2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France”, in BBC Sport
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsomeone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Deverbal from stand in.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian дубльор
- дубльор (dubljor)person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
Chinese Mandarin 代替者
- 代替者 (dàitìzhě)person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
French doublure
- doublureperson who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
German Double, Ersatz
- Doubleperson who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
- Ersatzperson who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
- Lichtdoubleperson who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
- Springerperson who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
- Springerinperson who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
Hungarian kaszkadőr, dublőr
- kaszkadőrperson who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
- dublőrperson who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
Italian cascatore, sosia
- cascatoreperson who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
- sosiaperson who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
Japanese 代理, 影武者
- 代理 (dairi)person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
- 影武者 (kagemusha)person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
Polish dubler, dublerka
- dublerperson who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
- dublerkaperson who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
- zastępcasubstitute
- zastępczynisubstitute
Portuguese dobro
- dobroperson who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
Romanian dublură
- dublurăperson who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
Russian дублёр
- дублёр (dubljór)person who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
Scottish Gaelic neach-ionaid
- neach-ionaidperson who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
Spanish suplente
- suplenteperson who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
Swedish stand-in
- stand-inperson who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
Turkish benzer, dublör
- benzerperson who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
- dublörperson who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
- vekilperson who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
- yedekperson who stands in for an actor during shooting setup
Cite this entry
stand-in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stand-in
“stand-in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stand-in. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stand-in,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stand-in.
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