understudy

understudy
Synonyms and related words:
act for, advocate, agent, alter ego, alternate, alternative, amicus curiae, analogy, answer for, appear for, attorney, back up, backup, backup man, bit player, champion, change, change places with, changeling, commission, comparison, copy, counterfeit, crowd out, cut out, deputize, deputy, displace, double, double for, dummy, equal, equivalent, ersatz, exchange, executive officer, exponent, extra, fake, figurant, figurante, figurehead, fill in for, fill-in, front for, ghost, ghostwrite, ghostwriter, imitation, lieutenant, locum, locum tenens, makeshift, metaphor, metonymy, mute, next best thing, paranymph, personnel, phony, pinch hitter, pinch-hit, pinch-hit for, pleader, procurator, proxy, relief, relieve, replace, replacement, represent, representative, reserve, reserves, ringer, second, second in command, second string, secondary, sign, spares, speak for, spear-carrier, spell, spell off, stand in for, stand-in, standby, sub, subrogate, substituent, substitute, substitute for, substitution, succedaneum, succeed, supe, super, supernumerary, supersede, superseder, supplant, supplanter, support, supporting actor, supporting cast, surrogate, swap places with, symbol, synecdoche, third string, token, understudy for, utility man, utility player, vicar, vicar general, vice, vice-president, vice-regent, vicegerent, walk-on, walking gentleman

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  • understudy — [un′dər stud΄ē] n. pl. understudies 1. an actor who learns the part of another actor so as to serve as a substitute when necessary 2. any person who learns the duties of another so as to serve as a substitute vt., vi. understudied, understudying… …   English World dictionary

  • understudy — ► NOUN (pl. understudies) ▪ an actor who learns another s role in order to be able to act in their absence. ► VERB (understudies, understudied) ▪ study (a role or actor) as an understudy …   English terms dictionary

  • Understudy — Un der*stud y, v. t. & i. (Theater) To study, as another actor s part, in order to be his substitute in an emergency; to study another actor s part. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Understudy — Un der*stud y, n. One who studies another s part with a view to assuming it in an emergency. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • understudy — index replace, replacement, substitute Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • understudy — (v.) 1874, in the theatrical sense, from UNDER (Cf. under) + STUDY (Cf. study) (v.). The noun is attested from 1882 …   Etymology dictionary

  • understudy — n *substitute, supply, locum tenens, alternate, pinch hitter, double, stand in …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • understudy — [n] substitute alternate, backup, double, fill in, pinch hitter*, replacement, reserve, stand by, stand in, sub*, successor; concepts 423,712 …   New thesaurus

  • Understudy — An understudy is a theatrical term for someone who learns the lines and blocking/choreography of a leading actor or actress in a theatrical play. Should the lead actor or actress be unable to appear on stage because of illness or accident, the… …   Wikipedia

  • understudy — I UK [ˈʌndə(r)ˌstʌdɪ] / US [ˈʌndərˌstʌdɪ] noun [countable] Word forms understudy : singular understudy plural understudies theatre an actor whose job is to learn someone else s part in a play so that they can perform if that person is ill II UK… …   English dictionary

  • understudy — /un deuhr stud ee/, v., understudied, understudying, n., pl. understudies. v.t. 1. to learn (a role) in order to replace the regular actor or actress when necessary. 2. to act as understudy to (an actor or actress): to understudy the lead. v.i. 3 …   Universalium

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