stuntman

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UK/ˈstʌnt.mæn/

noun

In films, someone who performs stunts that are deemed too dangerous or physically difficult for the main actors to attempt.

“During filming a stuntman was injured as he jumped from a railway bridge onto the roof of a train passing below.”

Similar
stunt performer
OriginMiddle English man ← Old English mann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
UncommonScrabble 10
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Meanings

nounstuntman (plural stuntmen)

plural stuntmen · alternative stunt man

  1. In films, someone who performs stunts that are deemed too dangerous or physically difficult for the main actors to attempt.

    During filming a stuntman was injured as he jumped from a railway bridge onto the roof of a train passing below.

    Synonyms: stunt performer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIn films, someone who performs stunts that are deemed too dangerous or physically difficult for the main actors to attempt.

Similar
stunt performer

Origin

  1. Englishstunt
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  3. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  5. Old Englishmann
  6. Middle Englishman
  7. Englishstuntman

From stunt + -man.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian каскадьо́р, дубльо́р
  • каскадьо́р (kaskadjór)one who performs stunts
  • дубльо́р (dubljór)one who performs stunts
Chinese Mandarin 特技演員 /特技演员
  • 特技演員 /特技演员 (tèjì yǎnyuán)one who performs stunts
Czech kaskadér
  • kaskadérone who performs stunts
Danish stuntman
  • stuntmanone who performs stunts
Dutch stuntwerker
  • stuntwerkerone who performs stunts
Estonian kaskadöör
  • kaskadöörone who performs stunts
Finnish sijaisnäyttelijä, stuntti
  • sijaisnäyttelijäone who performs stunts
  • stunttione who performs stunts
French cascadeur
  • cascadeurone who performs stunts
German Stuntman, Kaskadeur
  • Stuntmanone who performs stunts
  • Kaskadeurone who performs stunts
Greek κασκαντέρ
  • κασκαντέρ (kaskantér)one who performs stunts
Hebrew פַּעֲלוּלָן
  • פַּעֲלוּלָן (pa'lulán)one who performs stunts
Hungarian kaszkadőr
  • kaszkadőrone who performs stunts
Italian cascatore, stuntman
  • cascatoreone who performs stunts
  • stuntmanone who performs stunts
Japanese スタントマン
  • スタントマン (sutantoman)one who performs stunts
Korean 스턴트맨
  • 스턴트맨 (seuteonteumaen)one who performs stunts
Latvian kaskadieris
  • kaskadierisone who performs stunts
Lithuanian kaskadininkas
  • kaskadininkasone who performs stunts
Norwegian Bokmål stuntmann
  • stuntmannone who performs stunts
Polish kaskader
  • kaskaderone who performs stunts
Portuguese dublê, duplo
  • dublêone who performs stunts
  • duploone who performs stunts
Romanian cascador
  • cascadorone who performs stunts
Russian каскадёр, дублёр
  • каскадёр (kaskadjór)one who performs stunts
  • дублёр (dubljór)one who performs stunts
Slovak kaskadér
  • kaskadérone who performs stunts
Spanish especialista de escenas peligrosas, especialista de escenas de alto riesgo
  • especialista de escenas peligrosasone who performs stunts
  • especialista de escenas de alto riesgoone who performs stunts
  • especialista de proezasone who performs stunts
Swedish stuntman, kaskadör
  • stuntmanone who performs stunts
  • kaskadörone who performs stunts
Turkish dublör
  • dublörone who performs stunts
Ukrainian каскаде́р, дубле́р
  • каскаде́р (kaskadér)one who performs stunts
  • дубле́р (dublér)one who performs stunts
Vietnamese diễn viên đóng thế
  • diễn viên đóng thếone who performs stunts
Cite this entry
APA

stuntman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stuntman

MLA

“stuntman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stuntman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stuntman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stuntman.

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