body double

noun

: a double who takes the place of an actor especially in scenes calling for nudity

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Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner was in the crowd, as was Hendricks’ longtime body double and stand-in, Becky Stockton. — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026 Elle Fanning stars as a wickedly mischievous Catherine, with Nicholas Hoult in the dual role of her husband, the petulant manchild Emperor Peter III, and his body double, Yemelyan Pugachev. — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026 Someone on my soccer team was a body double for Lindsay Lohan in The Parent Trap. — Sarah Shanfield, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026 Frodin first met audiences at age 12 playing Williams’ body double in King Richard, which tells the story of Serena, 44, and Venus Williams‘ journey to becoming tennis stars. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for body double

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of body double was in 1981

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“Body double.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20double. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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