stunt man
Save This Word!
noun Movies, Television.
a man who substitutes for an actor in scenes requiring hazardous or acrobatic feats.
QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON AFFECT VS. EFFECT!
In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”
Question 1 of 7
The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
Origin of stunt man
An Americanism dating back to 1925–30
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use stunt man in a sentence
Some might want to be the star, others to direct, but it takes a special breed to want to risk life and limb as a stuntman.
In 2008, Connery revealed in an interview that Fleming had called him an “over-developed stuntman.”
The Week in Nostalgia: ‘Tonight Show’ Turns 51, Cartoon Network Turns 21 & More (VIDEO)|Chancellor Agard|October 6, 2013|DAILY BEASTA stuntman in a fire suit, gooey with fire repellant, naturally.
When it was time to shoot, the assistant director brought in a stuntman for the scene.
Roger Corman: My Nine Most Memorable Films, From ‘The Trip’ to ‘Battle Beyond the Stars’|Roger Corman|December 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for stunt man
stuntman
feminine stuntwoman
/ (ˈstʌntmən) /
noun plural -men or -women
a person who performs dangerous acts in a film, television programme, etc in place of an actor
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012