Understudy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an actor able to replace a regular performer when required

be an understudy or alternate for a role

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌndɚstˈʌdi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌndəstˈʌdi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌndəstˈʌdi/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌʌndɚstˈʌdi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

standby alternate

Parts of Speech

noun	an actor able to replace a regular performer when required
verb	be an understudy or alternate for a role

Word Forms

understudy	verb	be an understudy or alternate for a role
stand by	verb	be available or ready for a certain function or service
understudy	noun	an actor able to replace a regular performer when required
alternate	noun	someone who takes the place of another person

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zweitstudium

ein Schauspieler, der bei Bedarf einen regulären Darsteller ersetzen kann

🇫🇷French

doublure

un acteur capable de remplacer un artiste régulier en cas de besoin

🇪🇸Spanish

suplente

un actor capaz de reemplazar a un intérprete habitual cuando sea necesario

🇵🇹Portuguese

substituto

um ator capaz de substituir um artista regular quando necessário

🇷🇺Russian

дублер

актер, способный при необходимости заменить штатного исполнителя

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पार्ट अदा करना

एक अभिनेता आवश्यकता पड़ने पर एक नियमित कलाकार की जगह लेने में सक्षम होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অধ্যয়ন

একজন অভিনেতা প্রয়োজনে একজন নিয়মিত অভিনয়শিল্পীকে প্রতিস্থাপন করতে সক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

படிப்பறிவு

தேவைப்படும் போது ஒரு வழக்கமான நடிகரை மாற்றக்கூடிய நடிகர்

🇮🇳Telugu

అండర్ స్టడీ

అవసరమైనప్పుడు సాధారణ ప్రదర్శనకారుడిని భర్తీ చేయగల నటుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

अभ्यास

जेव्हा आवश्यक असेल तेव्हा नियमित कलाकाराची जागा घेण्यास सक्षम अभिनेता

🇮🇳Gujarati

અધ્યયન

જ્યારે જરૂર પડે ત્યારે નિયમિત કલાકારને બદલવા માટે સક્ષમ અભિનેતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಡರ್ಸ್ಟಡಿ

ಅಗತ್ಯವಿದ್ದಾಗ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಕನನ್ನು ಬದಲಿಸಬಲ್ಲ ನಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പഠിക്കുന്നു

ആവശ്യമുള്ളപ്പോൾ ഒരു സാധാരണ നടനെ മാറ്റിസ്ഥാപിക്കാൻ കഴിയുന്ന ഒരു നടൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਝ

ਇੱਕ ਅਭਿਨੇਤਾ ਜਦੋਂ ਲੋੜ ਹੋਵੇ ਤਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਨਿਯਮਤ ਕਲਾਕਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਬਦਲਣ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

سمجھنا

ایک اداکار جو ضرورت پڑنے پر باقاعدہ اداکار کی جگہ لے سکتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

替补

需要时能够替换常规表演者的演员

🇯🇵Japanese

代役

必要に応じて通常の出演者の代わりを務めることができる俳優

🇰🇷Korean

임시 대역 배우

필요할 때 정규 연기자를 대체할 수 있는 배우

🇻🇳Vietnamese

học trò

một diễn viên có thể thay thế một diễn viên bình thường khi được yêu cầu

🇹🇭Thai

ศึกษา

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemain pengganti

seorang aktor yang dapat menggantikan pemain reguler bila diperlukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بديل

ممثل قادر على استبدال المؤدي العادي عند الحاجة

🇮🇷Persian

کم مطالعه

بازیگری که بتواند در صورت لزوم جایگزین یک مجری معمولی شود

🇹🇷Turkish

yedek öğrenci

gerektiğinde sıradan bir oyuncunun yerini alabilecek bir aktör

🇮🇱Hebrew

לימוד

שחקן המסוגל להחליף שחקן רגיל בעת הצורך

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The primary meaning of 'understudy' is 'an actor able to replace a regular performer when required'.

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