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Understudy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To study or know (a role) so as to be able to replace the regular performer when required.

v. To act as an understudy to.

verb-intransitive. To be engaged in studying a role so as to be able to replace the regular performer when required.

n. A performer who understudies.

n. A person trained to do the work of another.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. to study or know a role to such an extent as to be able to replace the normal performer when required

v. to act as an understudy (to someone)

n. a performer who understudies; a standby

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To study, as another actor's part, in order to be his substitute in an emergency; to study another actor's part.

n. One who studies another's part with a view to assuming it in an emergency.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Theat., one who has made a special study of a particular part, and is capable of playing that part at a moment's notice in the absence of the actor or actress to whom it is usually assigned.

To memorize (a part) as an understudy.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. an actor able to replace a regular performer when required

v. be an understudy or alternate for a role

Word Usage

"If he dies or explodes in scandal, Hannity or some other understudy is waiting in the wings."

Verb Form

understudied understudies understudying

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

player histrion role player actor thespian

Cross Reference

stunt double body double

Variant

understudied

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

substitute devil

Same Context

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