understudynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈʌn.dəˌstʌd.i/us/ˈʌn.dɚˌstʌd.i/an actor who learns the parts of other actors in a play, so that he or she can replace them if necessary, for example if they are ill
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Cinema & theatre: casting, roles & scripts
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- cameo
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- dame
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- pantomime horse
- principal boy
- role
- script
- scripted
- scriptwriter
- supporting
- theatre
- write sb out of sth
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verb [ T ] ukus