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stuntman

stuntman

34 3.6
A person who does dangerous actions in films or shows to entertain people
  • noun
  • /ˈstʌntˌmæn/
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  • The stuntman performed an incredible leap from the building while filming the action scene.
  • become a stuntman
  • work as a stuntman
  • a professional stuntman

Kim Farty is my main stuntman who travels with me now and then.

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Examples

  • I do love Kurt Russell as Stuntman Mike.

    Blog text (27)
  • I got to meet some fascinating people, including a stuntman who worked on the Harry Potter and Pirates of the Caribbean films.

    Blog text (23)
  • I wanted to be a stuntman, but a little thing called law school got in the way.

  • Though a stuntman did most of the actual climbing, Lloyd did the close shots himself.

  • I went out to New Zealand to meet this stuntman, the actors and Jamie Bell.

  • CHILI: So you're a stuntman.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • I am an aspiring stuntman from Albuquerque, NM.

  • Canada's greatest stuntman.

  • And the third, and in some ways most important party, the college student Donald Turnupseed, played by movie stuntman Brett Trask.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • So, all right, Cord Newman, world famous stuntman extraordinaire, done like a bazillion world records of stunts.

Synonyms

hot dog
vsstuntman
  • Archaic
10 7.6

A person who does dangerous tricks to get attention

is used more broadly for performers in films shows or displays
stunt man
vsstuntman
1 3.5

A man who performs dangerous actions for actors in films or on television

is a more general person who does dangerous public or show actions
stunt woman
vsstuntman
1 4.1

A woman who performs dangerous actions instead of an actor in movies or on TV

is the general person term not limited by gender
stunt flier
vsstuntman
  • US
7.2

A pilot who does flying tricks at public shows

is a general person doing dangerous acts beyond just flying displays

How Dangerous

daredevil
26 6.1
stuntman
34 3.6
juggler
17 3.4
magician
245 3.6

Surface Forms

stuntman singular
stuntmen plural

Morphology

stuntman = stunt + man (transparent) = stunt + man

Literal compound 'stunt' + 'man' meaning a person who performs stunts; easily inferable from the components.

Etymology

The word stuntman comes from stunt meaning 'a daring trick' and man meaning 'person'. A helpful way to remember stunt is to think of a short, shocking action that makes the audience stop and watch, so a stuntman is the person who does those dangerous, showy acts in movies or live shows.