stunt man

stunt man
noun
a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
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his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable

Syn: ↑double, ↑stunt woman
Hypernyms:

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noun
: one who professionally doubles for an actor in the performance of dangerous stunts

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Motion Pictures, Television.
a man who substitutes for an actor in scenes requiring hazardous or acrobatic feats.
[1925-30, Amer.]

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stunt man UK US noun [countable] [singular stunt man plural stunt men] cinema
a man whose job is to perform dangerous actions in a film
Thesaurus: people who work in film-making and theatrehyponym areas and structures in a theatre or cinemahyponym

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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