understudy

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understudy[1,verb] understudy[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹un·der·study
Pronunciation: '&n-d&r-"st&-dE, "&n-d&r-'
Function: verb
intransitive verb : to study another actor's part in order to substitute in an emergency
transitive verb : to prepare (as a part) as understudy; also : to prepare as understudy to (as an actor)