body double

NOUN

stand-in for actor

Synonyms

WEAK

alter ego stand-in

Example Sentences

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Walz, who was slightly nervous and entirely sincere, seemed to be debating a body double.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2024

And that she was most definitely not replaced by a body double named Melissa Vandella after dying more than 20 years ago.

From New York Times • May 17, 2024

Last week users on X were being actively recommended content by the site's algorithms falsely suggesting a video of the Princess of Wales out shopping was really a body double.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2024

Had she been replaced by a body double?

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2024

Seven people vote that the body double for Taylor Swift is the lie.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko