body double
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of body double
1990–95
Example Sentences
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Ponomari says the final product can be a "mixture of everything", with some scenes featuring the main actor, while others are a stunt performer or body double.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
And that she was most definitely not replaced by a body double named Melissa Vandella after dying more than 20 years ago.
From New York Times • May 17, 2024
Instead, the video has only led to more misinformation about Middleton’s condition, including strange comments like "That wasn’t her! It’s a body double!"
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2024
It was a body double, a stand-in, likely a team employee pretending to be the unicorn, the greatest baseball player in the world.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2023
Seven people vote that the body double for Taylor Swift is the lie.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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