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understudy a role

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  • role — n. 1) to assume, take (on) a role 2) to assign, hand out roles 3) to interpret; perform, play; understudy a role 4) an active; key; leading; passive; secondary; starring; supporting; title role 5) (misc.) cast in the role of * * * [rəʊl] hand out …   Combinatory dictionary

  • understudy — ► NOUN (pl. understudies) ▪ an actor who learns another s role in order to be able to act in their absence. ► VERB (understudies, understudied) ▪ study (a role or actor) as an understudy …   English terms dictionary

  • Understudy — An understudy is a theatrical term for someone who learns the lines and blocking/choreography of a leading actor or actress in a theatrical play. Should the lead actor or actress be unable to appear on stage because of illness or accident, the… …   Wikipedia

  • understudy — /un deuhr stud ee/, v., understudied, understudying, n., pl. understudies. v.t. 1. to learn (a role) in order to replace the regular actor or actress when necessary. 2. to act as understudy to (an actor or actress): to understudy the lead. v.i. 3 …   Universalium

  • understudy — un•der•stud•y [[t]ˈʌn dərˌstʌd i[/t]] n. pl. stud•ies, 1) sbz a performer who learns the role of another in order to serve as a replacement if necessary 2) sbz to learn (a role) in order to replace the regular performer when necessary 3) sbz to… …   From formal English to slang

  • understudy — n. & v. esp. Theatr. n. (pl. ies) a person who studies another s role or duties in order to act at short notice in the absence of the other. v.tr. ( ies, ied) 1 study (a role etc.) as an understudy. 2 act as an understudy to (a person) …   Useful english dictionary

  • understudy — /ˈʌndəstʌdi / (say unduhstudee) noun 1. an actor who stands by to replace a performer when the latter is unable to appear. –verb (understudied, understudying) –verb (t) 2. to act as an understudy to (an actor). 3. to be the understudy for (a… …  

  • understudy — n. actor trained to act in another actor s role as a substitute, person trained to substitute for another v. study a role in order to replace the regular actor in that role when necessary (theater), act as an understudy …   English contemporary dictionary

  • understudy — noun (plural understudies) an actor who learns another s role so as to be able to act in their absence. verb (understudies, understudying, understudied) study (a role or actor) as an understudy …   English new terms dictionary

  • understudy — 1. verb a) to study or know a role to such an extent as to be able to replace the normal performer when required b) to act as an understudy (to someone) 2 …   Wiktionary

  • role player — noun 1. a theatrical performer • Syn: ↑actor, ↑histrion, ↑player, ↑thespian • Derivationally related forms: ↑thespian (for: ↑thespian), ↑pl …   Useful english dictionary

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