body double

noun

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

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The mollusks can change their skin color on demand, and can even create a body double from a cloud of ink. Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025 In 2020 Trump shared an article online that alleged U.S. troops were tricked into killing a body double standing in for terror mastermind Osama bin Laden in 2011. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025 Showrunner Stacy Rukeyser told Collider Demos did not use not a body double — but wouldn't reveal whether a prosthetic was involved. Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025 Those were the three elements: a body double, the head and then me. Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for body double

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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 25 May. 2025.

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