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Understudy
ˈʌndəˌstʌdi
Understudy definitions
noun
understudies
understudy
- (in the theatre) a person who learns another's role in order to be able to act at short notice in their absence
"he has played as understudy to Celtic's usual goalkeeper"
stand-in substitute replacement reserve fill-in locum proxy backup relief standby supply surrogate stopgap second alternative ancillary
verb
understudies
understudying
understudied
understudy
- study (a role or actor) as an understudy
"he had to understudy Prospero"