English noun: backup man | |||
1. | backup man (person) someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) | ||
Samples | The star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes. We need extra employees for summer fill-ins. | ||
Synonyms | backup, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in, substitute | ||
Broader (hypernym) | compeer, equal, match, peer | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | alternate, double, locum, locum tenens, replacement, stunt man, stunt woman, surrogate | ||