: a double who takes the place of an actor especially in scenes calling for nudity
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Mulligan insisted on doing it herself, without the use of a body double.—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026 Angier's savvy stage engineer John Cutter (Michael Caine) believes Borden is using a very good body double, but Angier doesn't buy it.—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026 To save time, the production team used a body double in some scenes — particularly the one involving the horse — to prepare several shot sequences before Cash arrived on set.—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2026 Like how a body double represents the actor’s body in the audience’s mind, the same is true for prosthetics, and so they must be treated with care.—Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for body double