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    STAND-IN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)play

    Example:

    we need extra employees for summer fill-ins

    Synonyms:

    backup; backup man; fill-in; relief; reliever; stand-in; substitute

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("stand-in" is a kind of...):

    compeer; equal; match; peer (a person who is of equal standing with another in a group)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stand-in"):

    locum; locum tenens (someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession)

    double; stunt man; stunt woman (a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts)

    alternate; replacement; surrogate (someone who takes the place of another person)

    Derivation:

    stand in (be a substitute)

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