: a man who performs stunts
especially : one who doubles for an actor during the filming of stunts and dangerous scenes

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Instead, the stuntman said, Blake complained about how his wife was taking advantage of him. Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 In one particularly zany scene that was teased to the public, Hart (OK, his stuntman) hops on a pink stretch limo zooming around the Brickell area. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026 Johnny Blaze) is a motorcycle stuntman, and after selling his soul to protect a loved one, he’s transformed into a vigilante whose revenge takes a supernatural turn. Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026 The movie featured Gosling as Luke, a motorcycle stuntman in a traveling carnival who soon gets involved in a life of crime alongside his ex-lover, Romina (Mendes). Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for stuntman

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stuntman was in 1927

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“Stuntman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stuntman. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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