stand-in

1. 1.

   someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

   “the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes”

   “we need extra employees for summer fill-ins”

   Synonymssubstitutereliefrelieverbackupbackup manfill-in

   Broaderpeer

   Narrowerlocum tenensdoublesurrogate

Questions about stand-in

What does stand-in mean?

stand-in means "someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)".

How many syllables are in stand-in?

stand-in has 2 syllables: stan-d-in. The stress falls on "stan".

What is another word for stand-in?

Close synonyms include substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is stand-in a common word?

stand-in is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.