body double
Speech parts
1. body double - Noun
2. body double - Verb
Meaning
A film stand-in for an actor, in scenes not involving the face, especially during scenes of nudity, or of dangerous activity.
A political decoy; a person employed to impersonate a politician, in order to draw attention away from the real person or to take risks on their behalf.
(psychology) A person who is present nearby — or virtually connected to — a person with ADHD in order to increase their attention and focus.
To act as a body double.
To stand-in for an actor in a film.
To impersonate a politician in order to draw attention away from the real person or to take risks on their behalf.
(psychology) To be present nearby — or virtually connected to — a person with ADHD in order to increase their attention and focus.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgExamples
A way you can get really good abs in film is you get your makeup artist to paint shadows - faux washboard. But if you see me in a movie and I have great abs, it means I have a great body double.
Body double ‘helped Tupac fake his death’