stand-in (n)
substitute (n)
relief (n)
reliever#1 (n)
backup (n)
backup man (n)
fill-in (n)

n10648237

type n
lex_filenum 18
def someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
examples the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes
we need extra employees for summer fill-ins
Outgoing links
Hypernym peer, equal, match, compeer
Derivationally related form fill-in → fill in
Derivationally related form reliever → relieve
Derivationally related form substitute → substitute
Derivationally related form substitute → substitute; substitute → substitute
Derivationally related form stand-in → stand in
Hyponym locum tenens, locum; double, stunt man, stunt woman; surrogate, alternate, replacement
Incoming links
Derivationally related form substitute → substitute
Hyponym peer, equal, match, compeer
Hypernym locum tenens, locum; double, stunt man, stunt woman; surrogate, alternate, replacement
Derivationally related form fill in → fill-in
Derivationally related form stand in → stand-in
Derivationally related form substitute → substitute; substitute → substitute
Derivationally related form relieve → reliever

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