What does "understudy" mean?
Understudy: To study, as another actor's part, in order to be his substitute in an emergency; to study another actor's part.
Additional senses
- 2.One who studies another's part with a view to assuming it in an emergency.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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