Sentence examples for stand-in from inspiring English sources
'stand-in' is correct and usable in written English.
It means someone who is temporarily doing the job of another person. For example: Our actor was unable to make it to the shoot, so we had to hire a stand-in to fill in for him.
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stand-in
noun
A person of similar size and shape to an actor that "stands-in" for the actor during the lengthy process of setting up a shot, who, unlike a double, does not appear in the film.
- They used a stand-in to set up the lighting so that the actor did not have to be there during the lengthy process.
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