STAND-IN


Meaning of STAND-IN in English

ˈstand-in BrE AmE noun [countable]

1 . someone who does the job or takes the place of someone else for a short time:

Gilbert failed to find a stand-in and so could not go to the party.

2 . someone who takes the place of an actor for some scenes in a film

stand-in for

a stand-in for Tom Cruise

⇨ stand in at ↑ stand 1

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.