stuntman

noun

stunt·​man ˈstənt-ˌman 

: a man who performs stunts

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

Examples of stuntman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Emmy-winning Hollywood stuntman James Lew has died at age 73. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

The screenplay alternates between info dumps and basic lines of dialogue delivered stonily by an international cabal of anonymous stuntmen. — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

In those films, Cage, 62, played Johnny Blaze, a motorcycle stuntman who becomes the Spirit of Vengeance, after making a supernatural bargain. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

In Marvel Comics lore, Blaze is a motorcycle stuntman whose soul becomes bound to the Spirit of Vengeance, granting him supernatural abilities — and a flaming skull-head. — Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above