fill-in

fill-in

(fĭl′ĭn′)n. Informal 1. One that serves as a substitute for another.2. A short informative summary.

fill-in

n something or someone that temporarily substitutes for something or someone else adj 1. (Photography) photog that supplements the main lighting and e.g. reduces shadows 2. informal acting as a temporary substitute for someone or something

fill′-in`

n. 1. a person or thing that fills in, as a substitute, replacement, or insertion. 2. a brief summary; a rundown. [1915–20]

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fill-in - someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"backup man, reliever, stand-in, backup, substitute, reliefcompeer, equal, peer, match - a person who is of equal standing with another in a grouplocum, locum tenens - someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same professionstunt man, stunt woman, double - a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"alternate, surrogate, replacement - someone who takes the place of another person

fill-in

nounInformal. One that takes the place of another:alternate, replacement, stand-in, substitute, surrogate.Informal: pinch hitter, sub.

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