stunt man
a man who substitutes for an actor in scenes requiring hazardous or acrobatic feats.
Origin of stunt man
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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.
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When it was time to shoot, the assistant director brought in a stuntman for the scene.
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British Dictionary definitions for stuntman
feminine stuntwoman
/ (ˈstʌntmən) /
a person who performs dangerous acts in a film, television programme, etc in place of an actor
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