stuntman

English

Etymology

stunt +‎ man

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈstʌnt.mæn/, X-SAMPA: /"stVnt.m{n/
• Rhymes: -ʌntmæn

Noun

stuntman (plural stuntmen)

1. In films, someone who performs stunts that are deemed too dangerous or physically difficult for the main actors to attempt.

   During filming a stuntman was injured as he jumped from a railway bridge onto the roof of a train passing below.

Related terms

• stunt double
• stuntwoman

Translations

one who performs stunts

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 特技演員 (cmn), 特技演员 (cmn) (tèjì yǎnyuán)

• Czech: kaskadér (cs) m
• Finnish: sijaisnäyttelijä (fi), stuntti (fi)
• French: cascadeur (fr) m
• German: Stuntman (de) m
• Japanese: スタントマン (ja) (sutantoman)

• Polish: kaskader (pl) m
• Portuguese: dublê (pt)
• Russian: каскадёр (ru) (kaskadjór) m, дублёр (ru) (dubljór) m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: каскадер (sh) m, дублер (sh) m

  Roman: kaskader (sh) m, dubler (sh) m

• Swedish: stuntman (sv) c