understudy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: understudy	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for understudy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
understudy n an actor able to replace a regular performer when required Synonym(s): understudy, standby v be an understudy or alternate for a role [syn: understudy, alternate]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Understudy \Un"der*stud`y\, v. t. & i. (Theater) To study, as another actor's part, in order to be his substitute in an emergency; to study another actor's part.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Understudy \Un"der*stud`y\, n. One who studies another's part with a view to assuming it in an emergency.