body double

noun

: a double who takes the place of an actor especially in scenes calling for nudity

Examples of body double in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Now with Bad Boys: Ride or Die topping the box office, the one-time body double, 46, is reflecting back on how his journey began on the set of 2003's Bad Boys II. Matthew Acosta, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024 From playing Division One football to acting as a body double to training some of the most notable celebrities and athletes, Manning Sumner has nearly done it all in the world of fitness. Matthew Acosta, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024 Perhaps she’d been killed and would be replaced by a body double. Constance Grady, Vox, 6 June 2024 Avril Lavigne appeared on the May 15 episode of Call Her Daddy The pop-punk star addressed the rumor that she was replaced with a body double named Melissa Lavigne will release her Greatest Hits album and tour this summer Avril Lavigne has some thoughts about a certain conspiracy theory about her. Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for body double 

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Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of body double was in 1981

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“Body double.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20double. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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