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understudy
[uhn-der-stuhd-ee]
verb (used with object)
to learn (a role) in order to replace the regular actor or actress when necessary.
to act as understudy to (an actor or actress).
to understudy the lead.
verb (used without object)
to act or work as an understudy.
noun
plural
understudiesa performer who learns the role of another in order to serve as a replacement if necessary.
understudy
/ ˈʌԻəˌʌɪ /
verb
(tr) to study (a role or part) so as to be able to replace the usual actor or actress if necessary
to act as understudy to (an actor or actress)
noun
an actor or actress who studies a part so as to be able to replace the usual actor or actress if necessary
anyone who is trained to take the place of another in case of need
Word History and Origins
Origin of understudy1
Example Sentences
And the next day, I got cast understudying Faith Prince and Kate Nelligan in “Bad Habits,” a play at the Manhattan Theatre Club.
That leaves many species — the “drab” ones, as the study puts it, and the ones with smaller ranges — understudied, if studied at all.
The fall from star billing to understudy has prompted social media whispers of a fall-out with Parkinson.
She was cast as an understudy in the musical “Next to Normal,” eventually joining the principal cast when the show transferred to Broadway two years later.
Eating disorders are themselves understudied within the mental health field, where conditions like anorexia have incorrectly been stereotyped as only affecting teenage girls.
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