stuntman

See also: stunt man and stuntmän

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From stunt +‎ -man.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈstʌnt.mæn/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʌntmæn

Noun

stuntman (plural stuntmen)

  1. In films, someone who performs stunts that are deemed too dangerous or physically difficult for the main actors to attempt.
    During filming a stuntman was injured as he jumped from a railway bridge onto the roof of a train passing below.

Synonyms

Hypernyms

Hypernyms of stuntman

Translations

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English stuntman. Attested since 1939. Equivalent to stunt +‎ man.

Noun

stuntman c

  1. a stuntman

Declension

Declension of stuntman
nominative genitive
singular indefinite stuntman stuntmans
definite stuntmannen stuntmannens
plural indefinite stuntmän stuntmäns
definite stuntmännen stuntmännens

See also

References

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