stand-in
noun [C] /ˈstænd.ɪn/Definition
› a person who takes the place or does the job of another person for a short time, for example because the other person is ill or on holiday: The lecturer didn't turn up, so we had to find a stand-in.Replacing and exchanging
(Definition of stand-in noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- alternatively adverb
- bargain sth away phrasal verb
- behalf noun
- change over phrasal verb
- compensation noun (EXCHANGE)
- countermand verb
- delegate noun
- pinch-hit verb
- pre-empt verb
- proxy noun
- refill noun
- refill verb
- represent verb (ACT FOR)
- spare noun
- substitute noun
- succession noun
- supersede verb
- supplant verb
- swap noun
- swap verb
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