stunt man
noun Movies, Television.
a man who substitutes for an actor in scenes requiring hazardous or acrobatic feats.
RELATED WORDS
Nearby words
- stunner,
- stunning,
- stunningly,
- stunsail,
- stunt,
- stunt person,
- stunt woman,
- stunted,
- stuntman,
- stuntwoman
Origin of stunt man
An Americanism dating back to 1925–30
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Examples from the Web for stuntman
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.
A 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.
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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
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