understudy Synonyms

alternate secondary role stopgap pinch hitter designated hitter junior varsity understudied stunt man locum servitor stand-in fill-in standby backup surrogate benchwarmer bit player deputize for substitute for take the place of take over from act for cover for stand in for skivvy sit in for second team second string second banana hold the fort supplanter supe locum tenens figurante figurant double deputy deputize delegate cover changeling attendant assistant apprentice alternative prentice proxy succedaneum substitute sub