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stunt double

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of body double: a skilled stand-in used for dangerous film or video sequences such as jumping out of a building, leaping from vehicle to vehicle, and fight sequences.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

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17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: stuntdubbel — type of body double
  • Finnish: sijaisnäyttelijä — type of body double
  • French: doublure — type of body double
  • Greek: κασκαντέρ (kaskantér) — type of body double
  • Hungarian: kaszkadőr — type of body double
  • Hungarian: dublőr — type of body double
  • Italian: controfigura — type of body double
  • Japanese: スタントダブル (sutanto daburu) — type of body double
  • Macedonian: каскаде́р (kaskadér) — type of body double
  • Polish: kaskader — type of body double
  • Polish: kaskaderka — type of body double
  • Romanian: cascador — type of body double
  • Russian: каскадёр (kaskadjór) — type of body double
  • Spanish: doble del truco — type of body double
  • Spanish: doble de escenas peligrosas — type of body double
  • Spanish: doble de escenas de alto riesgo — type of body double
  • Spanish: doble de proezas — type of body double