stuntman

See also: stunt man

English

Alternative forms

stunt man

Etymology

stunt +‎ -man

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈstʌnt.mæn/
Rhymes: -ʌntmæn

Noun

stuntman (plural stuntmen)

In films, someone who performs stunts that are deemed too dangerous or physically difficult for the main actors to attempt.
During filming a stuntman was injured as he jumped from a railway bridge onto the roof of a train passing below.

Synonyms

stunt performer

Hypernyms

Hypernyms of stuntman

Related terms

Translations

one who performs stunts

Armenian: կասկադյոր (hy) (kaskadyor)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 特技演員 (zh), 特技演员 (zh) (tèjì yǎnyuán)
Czech: kaskadér m
Finnish: sijaisnäyttelijä (fi), stuntti (fi)
French: cascadeur (fr) m
German: Stuntman (de) m
Japanese: スタントマン (ja) (sutantoman)
Macedonian: каскадер m (kaskader)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: stuntmann m

Nynorsk: stuntmann m

Polish: kaskader (pl) m
Portuguese: dublê (pt)
Romanian: cascador (ro) m
Russian: каскадёр (ru) m (kaskadjór), дублёр (ru) m (dubljór)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: каскадер m, дублер m

Roman: kaskader (sh) m, dubler (sh) m
Spanish: especialista (es) m or f
Swedish: stuntman (sv) c

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