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STUNT WOMAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stunt woman mean?
• STUNT WOMAN (noun)
The noun STUNT WOMAN has 1 sense:
1. a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
Familiarity information: STUNT WOMAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
double; stunt man; stunt woman
Context example:
his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable
Hypernyms ("stunt woman" is a kind of...):
backup; backup man; fill-in; relief; reliever; stand-in; substitute (someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult))
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