stunt man
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of stunt man
An Americanism dating back to 1925–30
Example Sentences
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Springer is like a stunt man put out front and center to take the punishment.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2024
Directed once again by Chad Stahelski, the one-time stunt man who has become a first-rate visual stylist and master of pacing over the years of directing “Wicks,” “Chapter 4” is dazzling.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2023
There will also be a guest appearance from Welsh actor and stunt man Ian Whyte, of Game of Thrones and Star Wars fame.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2023
That pioneering actor and stunt man, Emerald says, was her great-great-great grandfather.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2022
"Dave actually was my stunt man in '98...We met on 'Fight Club' and he trained me for the fight and it worked so well," Pitt told a news conference in Berlin on Tuesday, about Leitch.
From Reuters ● Jul. 19, 2022
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