backup man

Noun

Meaning

someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

relief substitute reliever backup fill-in stand-in glassblower amicus curiae

Hypernyms

equal match peer compeer

Hyponyms

double replacement alternate surrogate locum tenens locum

Examples

the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes Source: Internet

we need extra employees for summer fill-ins Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

backup file backup generals backup generator backup memory backup player backup power