Definition of stuntwoman
: a woman who doubles for an actress during the filming of stunts and dangerous scenes
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On top of her job as a stuntwoman, Graff still competes on American Ninja Warrior.
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Last summer, a stuntwoman died during production, and in April one of its cast members, T.J. Miller, was charged with falsely calling in a bomb threat.
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The stuntwoman, actor, and filmmaker started learning martial arts at age 2 and would often join the predominantly male classes taught by her father.
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There were carnival rides and stuntwomen zipping along wires, all part of a festival that is also evincing some complexities.
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Local media reported that the stuntwoman appeared to lose control of the vehicle, which drove off the set and through the window of a building across the street.
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Tae kwon do expert Zoe Zhang kicks to prose read by Taiwanese artist Aristophanes; stuntwoman Jessie Graff flies into the air as Kojey Radical reads on.
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The featured athletes include ballerina Misty Copeland, long-distance runner Alison Désir, sprinter Natasha Hastings, professional stuntwoman Jessie Graff, and Chinese taekwondo champion and actress Zoe Zhang.
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These stuntwomen have never all been together before.
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First Known Use of stuntwoman
1948
STUNTWOMAN Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of stuntwoman for English Language Learners
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: a woman who takes an actor's place during the filming of stunts and dangerous scenes for a movie or TV show
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